Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Salary in Pittsburgh, PA
Median annual salary
$83,190
+9% vs US median ($76,210)
Worth after local cost of living
$104,118
cost index 79.9 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Pittsburgh, PA
| 10th percentile | $50,470 |
| 25th percentile | $64,630 |
| Median (50th) | $83,190 |
| 75th percentile | $98,570 |
| 90th percentile | $107,630 |
| Mean | $83,530 |
| Employed in metro | 5,080 |
A Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Pittsburgh, PA earns a median of $83,190 per year. That is 9% above the national median of $76,210 for this occupation. Because Pittsburgh, PA has a cost index of 79.9 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $104,118 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $75,762, median gross rent $1,053/mo, and the median home value $215,000. See the full Pittsburgh, PA cost-of-living profile.