Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Longview, TX

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Longview, TX: $65,200/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $48,790 – $83,710 · about 350 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($69,845) by −$4,645 (-7%).

What it's really worth in Longview

With Longview's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $65,200 has the buying power of about $73,282 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $62,910 · median home $220,865 · median rent $1,203/mo.

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How Longview ranks for this job

On raw pay, Longview, TX is 110th of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Longview's cost of living is applied, it ranks 101st.

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

What that salary buys in Longview

A median home in Longview, TX costs $220,865 — about 3.4× 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 $1,203/mo works out at 22% 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 Longview.

Metro	Median pay	vs Longview	Rent vs Longview
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+123%	3×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+107%	2.7×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+92%	2×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+81%	2.8×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Longview	Rent vs Longview
Dallas, TX	$84,280	+29%	1.4×
Austin, TX	$84,210	+29%	1.4×
Laredo, TX	$81,910	+26%	1.1×
Amarillo, TX	$77,980	+20%	1.1×

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

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