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Average Police And Sheriff'S Patrol Officers Salary in Oshkosh-Neenah, WI

Police And Sheriff'S Patrol Officers in Oshkosh-Neenah, WI earn a median annual salary of $81,140, which is +6.4% compared to the national median. There are 280 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Oshkosh-Neenah, WI (metro area).

$81,140
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI median annual wage
$39/hour median
+6.4%
Difference vs national median
National median is $76,290
280
Local employment
3.0 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.69
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$54,930
25th
$74,690
Median
$81,140
75th
$85,380
90th
$100,590

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Oshkosh-Neenah, WI, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
92.9%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$87,314
Goods: 93.8%
Services: 90.6%
Rents: 74.4%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$150,650Compare2,520
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$133,190Compare7,860
Napa, CA$128,980Compare280
Vallejo, CA$128,470Compare660
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$123,140Compare450
Salinas, CA$122,290Compare780

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Oshkosh-Neenah, WI

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Dentists, General$207,6900.95
Computer And Information Systems Managers$167,1900.54
Marketing Managers$147,8600.62
Financial Managers$143,0501.00
Architectural And Engineering Managers$136,7001.59
Pharmacists$135,0100.58
Human Resources Managers$133,8301.23
Sales Managers$129,7900.87

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI has salary data for 305 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Dentists, General.

Historical series

Trend for Police And Sheriff'S Patrol Officers in Oshkosh-Neenah, WI

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Police And Sheriff'S Patrol Officers are projected to change by +3.1% from 2024 to 2034, with 53,700 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.