Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Salary in Columbus, OH
Median annual salary
$100,890
+32% vs US median ($76,210)
Worth after local cost of living
$104,441
cost index 96.6 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Columbus, OH
| 10th percentile | $60,450 |
| 25th percentile | $71,150 |
| Median (50th) | $100,890 |
| 75th percentile | $103,210 |
| 90th percentile | $111,420 |
| Mean | $89,230 |
| Employed in metro | 5,190 |
A Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Columbus, OH earns a median of $100,890 per year. That is 32% above the national median of $76,210 for this occupation. Because Columbus, OH has a cost index of 96.6 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $104,441 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $81,945, median gross rent $1,274/mo, and the median home value $300,800. See the full Columbus, OH cost-of-living profile.