Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Clarksville, TN

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Clarksville, TN: $52,000/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $43,550 – $60,370 · about 560 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($69,845) by −$17,845 (-26%).

What it's really worth in Clarksville

With Clarksville's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $52,000 has the buying power of about $56,736 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $62,188 · median home $292,990 · median rent $1,342/mo.

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How Clarksville ranks for this job

On raw pay, Clarksville, TN is 156th of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Clarksville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 157th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Clarksville sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Clarksville

A median home in Clarksville, TN costs $292,990 — about 5.6× 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 $1,342/mo works out at 31% 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 Clarksville.

Metro	Median pay	vs Clarksville	Rent vs Clarksville
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+180%	2.7×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+159%	2.4×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+141%	1.8×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+127%	2.5×

Same job elsewhere in TN

Metro	Median pay	vs Clarksville	Rent vs Clarksville
Memphis, TN	$64,360	+24%	1.1×
Nashville, TN	$60,220	+16%	1.3×
Kingsport, TN	$49,470	−5%	1×
Knoxville, TN	$47,860	−8%	1.3×

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

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