Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Las Vegas, NV

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Las Vegas, NV: $80,730/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $63,610 – $101,070 · about 4,150 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($69,845) by +$10,885 (+16%).

What it's really worth in Las Vegas

With Las Vegas's cost of living at 98 (US=100), that $80,730 has the buying power of about $82,138 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $69,911 · median home $430,650 · median rent $1,737/mo.

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How Las Vegas ranks for this job

On raw pay, Las Vegas, NV is 59th of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Las Vegas's cost of living is applied, it ranks 71st.

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

What that salary buys in Las Vegas

A median home in Las Vegas, NV costs $430,650 — about 5.3× 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 $1,737/mo works out at 26% 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 Las Vegas.

Metro	Median pay	vs Las Vegas	Rent vs Las Vegas
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+80%	2.1×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+67%	1.9×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+55%	1.4×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+46%	1.9×

Same job elsewhere in NV

Metro	Median pay	vs Las Vegas	Rent vs Las Vegas
Reno, NV	$82,520	+2%	1.1×

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

Who hires police & sheriff's patrol officers around Las Vegas

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• State of Nevada · Government

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