Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Salary in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
Median annual salary
$72,210
-5% vs US median ($76,210)
Worth after local cost of living
$94,888
cost index 76.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
| 10th percentile | $49,310 |
| 25th percentile | $59,070 |
| Median (50th) | $72,210 |
| 75th percentile | $95,110 |
| 90th percentile | $105,660 |
| Mean | $74,220 |
| Employed in metro | 1,360 |
A Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA earns a median of $72,210 per year. That is 5% below the national median of $76,210 for this occupation. Because Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA has a cost index of 76.1 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $94,888 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $65,158, median gross rent $1,003/mo, and the median home value $187,200. See the full Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA cost-of-living profile.