Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Salary in Wichita, KS
Median annual salary
$60,840
-20% vs US median ($76,210)
Worth after local cost of living
$81,228
cost index 74.9 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Wichita, KS
| 10th percentile | $46,610 |
| 25th percentile | $52,740 |
| Median (50th) | $60,840 |
| 75th percentile | $63,660 |
| 90th percentile | $80,310 |
| Mean | $60,980 |
| Employed in metro | 1,150 |
A Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Wichita, KS earns a median of $60,840 per year. That is 20% below the national median of $76,210 for this occupation. Because Wichita, KS has a cost index of 74.9 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $81,228 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $70,655, median gross rent $987/mo, and the median home value $201,200. See the full Wichita, KS cost-of-living profile.