Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Corpus Christi, TX

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Corpus Christi, TX: $73,680/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $49,730 – $88,960 · about 1,050 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($69,845) by +$3,835 (+5%).

What it's really worth in Corpus Christi

With Corpus Christi's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $73,680 has the buying power of about $80,337 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $64,005 · median home $225,070 · median rent $1,408/mo.

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How Corpus Christi ranks for this job

On raw pay, Corpus Christi, TX is 89th of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Corpus Christi's cost of living is applied, it ranks 79th.

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

What that salary buys in Corpus Christi

A median home in Corpus Christi, TX costs $225,070 — about 3.1× 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 $1,408/mo works out at 23% 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 Corpus Christi.

Metro	Median pay	vs Corpus Christi	Rent vs Corpus Christi
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+97%	2.6×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+83%	2.3×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+70%	1.7×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+60%	2.4×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Corpus Christi	Rent vs Corpus Christi
Dallas, TX	$84,280	+14%	1.2×
Austin, TX	$84,210	+14%	1.2×
Laredo, TX	$81,910	+11%	1×
Amarillo, TX	$77,980	+6%	0.9×

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

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