Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Green Bay, WI

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Green Bay, WI: $78,990/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $48,710 – $88,190 · about 590 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($69,845) by +$9,145 (+13%).

What it's really worth in Green Bay

With Green Bay's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $78,990 has the buying power of about $85,677 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $74,208 · median home $346,517 · median rent $1,179/mo.

Full Green Bay cost of living & taxes →

How Green Bay ranks for this job

On raw pay, Green Bay, WI is 67th of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Green Bay's cost of living is applied, it ranks 49th.

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

What that salary buys in Green Bay

A median home in Green Bay, WI costs $346,517 — about 4.4× 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 $1,179/mo works out at 18% 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 Green Bay.

Metro	Median pay	vs Green Bay	Rent vs Green Bay
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+84%	3.1×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+71%	2.8×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+58%	2×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+50%	2.8×

Same job elsewhere in WI

Metro	Median pay	vs Green Bay	Rent vs Green Bay
Milwaukee, WI	$87,830	+11%	1.3×
Madison, WI	$80,690	+2%	1.4×
Appleton, WI	$76,920	−3%	1×

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

Other jobs in Green Bay