Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Boise, ID
Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Boise, ID: $67,670/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $51,080 – $89,540 · about 1,220 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($69,845) by −$2,175 (-3%).
What it's really worth in Boise
With Boise's cost of living at 94 (US=100), that $67,670 has the buying power of about $71,803 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $78,138 · median home $496,288 · median rent $1,837/mo.
How Boise ranks for this job
On raw pay, Boise, ID is 103rd of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Boise's cost of living is applied, it ranks 107th.
Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Boise sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.
What that salary buys in Boise
A median home in Boise, ID costs $496,288 — about 7.3× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.
Median rent of $1,837/mo works out at 33% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.
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 Boise.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Boise | Rent vs Boise |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $145,340 | +115% | 2× |
| San Francisco, CA | $134,860 | +99% | 1.8× |
| Vallejo, CA | $125,130 | +85% | 1.3× |
| Santa Maria, CA | $118,140 | +75% | 1.8× |
Other jobs in Boise
Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 186 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.