Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Salary in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
Median annual salary
$101,970
+34% vs US median ($76,210)
Worth after local cost of living
$71,759
cost index 142.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
| 10th percentile | $76,640 |
| 25th percentile | $83,590 |
| Median (50th) | $101,970 |
| 75th percentile | $106,050 |
| 90th percentile | $113,630 |
| Mean | $97,170 |
| Employed in metro | 4,990 |
A Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO earns a median of $101,970 per year. That is 34% above the national median of $76,210 for this occupation. Because Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO has a cost index of 142.1 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $71,759 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $105,762, median gross rent $1,874/mo, and the median home value $603,800. See the full Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO cost-of-living profile.