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Average Police And Sheriff'S Patrol Officers Salary in Springfield, OH

Police And Sheriff'S Patrol Officers in Springfield, OH earn a median annual salary of $62,420, which is -18.2% compared to the national median. There are 160 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Springfield, OH (metro area).

$62,420
Springfield, OH median annual wage
$30/hour median
-18.2%
Difference vs national median
National median is $76,290
160
Local employment
3.3 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.76
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$46,820
25th
$51,830
Median
$62,420
75th
$78,480
90th
$94,560

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 Springfield, OH, 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
90.5%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$68,986
Goods: 93.6%
Services: 97.2%
Rents: 61.7%

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 Springfield, OH

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Computer And Information Systems Managers$136,3900.36
Dentists, General$132,8500.88
Pharmacists$131,9101.02
Nurse Practitioners$123,7201.30
Marketing Managers$119,1500.31
Human Resources Managers$117,0000.60
Architectural And Engineering Managers$116,8200.69
Physician Assistants$113,3501.03

Springfield, OH has salary data for 207 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Computer And Information Systems Managers.

Historical series

Trend for Police And Sheriff'S Patrol Officers in Springfield, OH

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.