Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Salary in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
Median annual salary
$82,290
+8% vs US median ($76,210)
Worth after local cost of living
$62,865
cost index 130.9 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
| 10th percentile | $51,990 |
| 25th percentile | $66,800 |
| Median (50th) | $82,290 |
| 75th percentile | $97,760 |
| 90th percentile | $103,180 |
| Mean | $82,910 |
| Employed in metro | 4,540 |
A Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX earns a median of $82,290 per year. That is 8% above the national median of $76,210 for this occupation. Because Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX has a cost index of 130.9 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $62,865 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $100,431, median gross rent $1,726/mo, and the median home value $465,000. See the full Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX cost-of-living profile.