Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Salary in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
Median annual salary
$82,090
+8% vs US median ($76,210)
Worth after local cost of living
$95,012
cost index 86.4 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
| 10th percentile | $65,070 |
| 25th percentile | $78,510 |
| Median (50th) | $82,090 |
| 75th percentile | $92,710 |
| 90th percentile | $93,710 |
| Mean | $82,500 |
| Employed in metro | 3,660 |
A Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns a median of $82,090 per year. That is 8% above the national median of $76,210 for this occupation. Because Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI has a cost index of 86.4 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $95,012 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $78,218, median gross rent $1,139/mo, and the median home value $306,400. See the full Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI cost-of-living profile.