Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$61,612
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$15,408
20.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$67,107
Ohio costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Ohio — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$77,020
Kept after tax
$61,612
Worth in national money
$67,107
State rank
22
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Ohio is 22 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $77,020. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Against other work in Ohio, this sits in the middle: 134 of 494 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $77,020 you keep $61,612 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $67,107 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $76,730.
- Ohio ranks 22 of 51 for police and sheriff's patrol officers at $77,020. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Police and sheriff's patrol officers ranks 134 of 494 occupations in Ohio by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Retained pay in Ohio is $61,612 after the full tax stack, from $77,020. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $67,107 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $76,730 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $51,110 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $77,020 |
| Top tenth earn over | $103,210 |
| This salary | $77,020 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Ohio | $61,612 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $63,014 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,261 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $75,028 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,123 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Ohio earn under $77,020 and half over. The published range runs $51,110 at the tenth percentile to $103,210 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Ohio the take-home figure of $61,612, from $77,020, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 134 of 494 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Ohio, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $67,107, the adjusted value of that $77,020 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 134 of 494 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Ohio, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $51,110 to $103,210; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Ohio is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $61,612 from $77,020. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 134 of 494 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Ohio, so $67,107 — the adjusted value of that $77,020 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 134 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $51,110 at the bottom tenth to $103,210 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Ohio sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $67,107 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Ohio then takes its own share, leaving $61,612.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($51,110 to $103,210) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Ohio rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Ohio's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $67,107 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $61,612 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Ohio income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.