Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Pensacola, FL

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Pensacola, FL: $50,170/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $43,160 – $83,290 · about 1,020 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($69,845) by −$19,675 (-28%).

What it's really worth in Pensacola

With Pensacola's cost of living at 96 (US=100), that $50,170 has the buying power of about $52,343 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $69,374 · median home $310,470 · median rent $1,765/mo.

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How Pensacola ranks for this job

On raw pay, Pensacola, FL is 168th of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Pensacola's cost of living is applied, it ranks 174th.

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

What that salary buys in Pensacola

A median home in Pensacola, FL costs $310,470 — about 6.2× 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 $1,765/mo works out at 42% 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 Pensacola.

Metro	Median pay	vs Pensacola	Rent vs Pensacola
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+190%	2.1×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+169%	1.8×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+149%	1.4×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+135%	1.9×

Same job elsewhere in FL

Metro	Median pay	vs Pensacola	Rent vs Pensacola
Miami, FL	$89,570	+79%	1.5×
Tampa, FL	$68,750	+37%	1.1×
Cape Coral, FL	$65,730	+31%	1.1×
Orlando, FL	$65,160	+30%	1.1×

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

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