Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Lynchburg, VA

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Lynchburg, VA: $51,670/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $40,600 – $62,400 · about 460 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($69,845) by −$18,175 (-26%).

What it's really worth in Lynchburg

With Lynchburg's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $51,670 has the buying power of about $57,072 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $64,307 · median home $291,459 · median rent $1,316/mo.

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How Lynchburg ranks for this job

On raw pay, Lynchburg, VA is 159th of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Lynchburg's cost of living is applied, it ranks 155th.

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

What that salary buys in Lynchburg

A median home in Lynchburg, VA costs $291,459 — 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 $1,316/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 Lynchburg.

Metro	Median pay	vs Lynchburg	Rent vs Lynchburg
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+181%	2.8×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+161%	2.5×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+142%	1.8×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+129%	2.5×

Same job elsewhere in VA

Metro	Median pay	vs Lynchburg	Rent vs Lynchburg
Richmond, VA	$63,510	+23%	1.3×
Virginia Beach, VA	$62,310	+21%	1.4×
Roanoke, VA	$52,540	+2%	1.1×

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

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