Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Salary in Portland-South Portland, ME
Median annual salary
$73,600
-3% vs US median ($76,210)
Worth after local cost of living
$65,364
cost index 112.6 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Portland-South Portland, ME
| 10th percentile | $61,050 |
| 25th percentile | $61,850 |
| Median (50th) | $73,600 |
| 75th percentile | $77,710 |
| 90th percentile | $92,350 |
| Mean | $72,130 |
| Employed in metro | 860 |
A Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Portland-South Portland, ME earns a median of $73,600 per year. That is 3% below the national median of $76,210 for this occupation. Because Portland-South Portland, ME has a cost index of 112.6 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $65,364 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $92,175, median gross rent $1,485/mo, and the median home value $420,000. See the full Portland-South Portland, ME cost-of-living profile.