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

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Roanoke, VA: $52,540/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $44,980 – $66,690 · about 620 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($69,845) by −$17,305 (-25%).

What it's really worth in Roanoke

With Roanoke's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $52,540 has the buying power of about $57,606 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $65,687 · median home $301,139 · median rent $1,403/mo.

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How Roanoke ranks for this job

On raw pay, Roanoke, VA is 152nd of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Roanoke's cost of living is applied, it ranks 151st.

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

What that salary buys in Roanoke

A median home in Roanoke, VA costs $301,139 — about 5.7× 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 $1,403/mo works out at 32% 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 Roanoke.

Metro	Median pay	vs Roanoke	Rent vs Roanoke
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+177%	2.6×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+157%	2.3×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+138%	1.7×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+125%	2.4×

Same job elsewhere in VA

Metro	Median pay	vs Roanoke	Rent vs Roanoke
Richmond, VA	$63,510	+21%	1.3×
Virginia Beach, VA	$62,310	+19%	1.3×
Lynchburg, VA	$51,670	−2%	0.9×

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

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