Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Salary in Salinas, CA
Median annual salary
$118,220
+55% vs US median ($76,210)
Worth after local cost of living
$75,831
cost index 155.9 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Salinas, CA
| 10th percentile | $78,390 |
| 25th percentile | $99,550 |
| Median (50th) | $118,220 |
| 75th percentile | $124,860 |
| 90th percentile | $142,280 |
| Mean | $111,650 |
| Employed in metro | 930 |
A Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Salinas, CA earns a median of $118,220 per year. That is 55% above the national median of $76,210 for this occupation. Because Salinas, CA has a cost index of 155.9 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $75,831 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $97,230, median gross rent $2,055/mo, and the median home value $781,000. See the full Salinas, CA cost-of-living profile.