Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Binghamton, NY

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Binghamton, NY: $81,270/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $53,170 – $98,610 · about 460 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($69,845) by +$11,425 (+16%).

What it's really worth in Binghamton

With Binghamton's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $81,270 has the buying power of about $88,251 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $61,271 · median home $198,435 · median rent $1,313/mo.

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How Binghamton ranks for this job

On raw pay, Binghamton, NY is 58th of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Binghamton's cost of living is applied, it ranks 39th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Binghamton is one of the places where police & sheriff's patrol officers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Binghamton

A median home in Binghamton, NY costs $198,435 — about 2.4× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,313/mo works out at 19% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where police & sheriff's patrol officers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Binghamton.

Metro	Median pay	vs Binghamton	Rent vs Binghamton
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+79%	2.8×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+66%	2.5×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+54%	1.8×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+45%	2.5×

Same job elsewhere in NY

Metro	Median pay	vs Binghamton	Rent vs Binghamton
New York, NY	$96,130	+18%	2.7×
Rochester, NY	$82,800	+2%	1.2×
Buffalo, NY	$81,370	+0%	1.1×
Syracuse, NY	$79,130	−3%	1.2×

Staying in NY keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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