Figure 4. Purchasing power and location quotients for police and sheriff's patrol officers, May 2014
Area Purchasing power (dollars) Location quotient

Redding, CA

$91,927 1.16

Merced, CA

86,952 1.04

San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont, CA

82,564 1.03

Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario, CA

82,361 0.92

San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara, CA

81,721 0.73

Sacramento––Arden–Arcade––Roseville, CA

80,693 0.95

San Luis Obispo–Paso Robles, CA

80,327 1.02

El Centro, CA

80,119 0.86

Stockton, CA

78,936 1.04

Trenton–Ewing, NJ

78,834 3.31

Salinas, CA

78,403 0.82

Champaign–Urbana, IL

78,275 1.37

Santa Rosa–Petaluma, CA

77,200 0.74

Yuba City, CA

77,009 1.20

Hanford–Corcoran, CA

75,791 1.30

Erie, PA

75,151 0.97

Bakersfield–Delano, CA

74,460 0.95

Kennewick–Pasco–Richland, WA

74,284 0.62

Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura, CA

74,241 1.07

Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue, WA

73,925 0.50

Los Angeles–Long Beach–Santa Ana, CA

73,790 1.09

Atlantic City–Hammonton, NJ

73,773 1.51

Las Vegas–Paradise, NV

73,051 0.70

Modesto, CA

72,815 0.60

Visalia–Porterville, CA

72,542 1.60

Fort Collins–Loveland, CO

72,243 0.78

Bellingham, WA

71,652 0.67

Spokane, WA

71,491 0.48

Santa Cruz–Watsonville, CA

71,318 1.05

Dover, DE

70,659 1.22

Vallejo–Fairfield, CA

70,404 1.07

Yakima, WA

70,348 0.92

Chico, CA

70,269 0.91

Longview, WA

69,989 0.52

Corvallis, OR

69,805 0.51

Mount Vernon–Anacortes, WA

69,645 0.68

Binghamton, NY

69,603 0.73

State College, PA

69,364 0.45

Lancaster, PA

69,168 0.68

Buffalo–Niagara Falls, NY

69,136 0.96

Fresno, CA

69,088 0.72

Anchorage, AK

69,080 0.67

Salem, OR

69,060 0.85

Madera–Chowchilla, CA

68,475 0.86

Albany–Schenectady–Troy, NY

68,396 0.89

Milwaukee–Waukesha–West Allis, WI

68,298 0.80

Shreveport–Bossier City, LA

68,125 1.18

Rochester, NY

67,861 0.65

Columbus, OH

67,804 1.06

Springfield, IL

67,716 0.78

Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach, FL

67,714 1.28

Denver–Aurora–Broomfield, CO

67,622 0.73

Decatur, IL

67,592 1.00

Racine, WI

67,559 1.06

Chicago–Joliet–Naperville, IL–IN–WI

67,458 1.17

Pueblo, CO

67,197 1.08

Vineland–Millville–Bridgeton, NJ

66,695 0.81

Syracuse, NY

66,455 0.91

Rockford, IL

66,398 0.80

Elmira, NY

66,008 0.77

Harrisburg–Carlisle, PA

66,004 0.81

Bend, OR

65,828 0.69

Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR–WA

65,781 0.52

Lincoln, NE

65,737 0.59

Eugene–Springfield, OR

65,711 0.61

New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island, NY–NJ–PA

65,622 1.26

Olympia, WA

65,583 0.50

San Diego–Carlsbad–San Marcos, CA

65,521 0.47

Reading, PA

65,372 0.73

Bay City, MI

65,208 0.93

Bloomington–Normal, IL

65,201 0.75

Medford, OR

65,031 0.68

Reno–Sparks, NV

64,965 0.85

Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos, TX

64,893 0.91

Kankakee–Bradley, IL

64,571 0.99

Dayton, OH

64,538 0.72

Danville, IL

64,521 1.54

Cleveland–Elyria–Mentor, OH

64,462 0.95

Ocean City, NJ

64,375 1.74

Corpus Christi, TX

64,352 1.02

Fairbanks, AK

64,326 0.62

Hartford–West Hartford–East Hartford, CT

64,321 0.86

Oshkosh–Neenah, WI

64,195 0.50

Colorado Springs, CO

64,148 0.84

Mankato–North Mankato, MN

64,122 0.69

Wenatchee–East Wenatchee, WA

63,956 0.75

Des Moines–West Des Moines, IA

63,894 0.66

Grand Rapids–Wyoming, MI

63,846 0.49

Williamsport, PA

63,757 0.79

Pittsburgh, PA

63,522 0.95

Cincinnati–Middletown, OH–KY–IN

63,421 0.75

Laredo, TX

63,240 1.47

Omaha–Council Bluffs, NE–IA

63,234 0.74

Cedar Rapids, IA

62,950 0.67

York–Hanover, PA

62,928 0.70

Boulder, CO

62,837 0.83

Utica–Rome, NY

62,806 0.85

Allentown–Bethlehem–Easton, PA–NJ

62,753 0.94

Phoenix–Mesa–Glendale, AZ

62,548 0.90

Lebanon, PA

62,255 0.95

Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, MN–WI

62,252 0.64

Sioux City, IA–NE–SD

62,131 0.81

Detroit–Warren–Livonia, MI

62,096 0.83

El Paso, TX

61,795 1.25

Fargo, ND–MN

61,540 0.54

Davenport–Moline–Rock Island, IA–IL

61,303 0.81

Odessa, TX

61,057 0.83

Akron, OH

60,758 0.95

Norwich–New London, CT–RI

60,750 0.85

Amarillo, TX

60,614 1.10

Iowa City, IA

60,563 0.70

Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington, PA–NJ–DE–MD

60,523 1.20

Grand Junction, CO

60,389 0.93

Lansing–East Lansing, MI

60,339 0.63

Beaumont–Port Arthur, TX

60,320 1.18

Fond du Lac, WI

60,175 1.04

Sheboygan, WI

60,077 0.53

Prescott, AZ

60,021 1.73

Bremerton–Silverdale, WA

59,254 0.88

Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX

59,248 0.95

Kalamazoo–Portage, MI

59,029 0.84

Niles–Benton Harbor, MI

58,879 1.07

Jackson, MI

58,845 0.64

Janesville, WI

58,621 1.03

Green Bay, WI

58,578 0.53

Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, FL

58,541 0.81

Sioux Falls, SD

58,519 0.58

Toledo, OH

58,419 1.09

Tucson, AZ

57,959 1.04

Duluth, MN–WI

57,939 0.71

Madison, WI

57,804 0.80

Decatur, AL

57,699 1.32

Naples–Marco Island, FL

57,646 1.16

St. Cloud, MN

57,591 0.64

Lubbock, TX

57,559 0.90

Lake Havasu City – Kingman, AZ

57,527 1.46

Boise City–Nampa, ID

57,276 0.92

Ann Arbor, MI

57,094 0.45

Abilene, TX

57,046 1.27

New Haven, CT

56,872 1.09

Glens Falls, NY

56,847 0.91

Worcester, MA–CT

56,787 1.53

Providence–Fall River–Warwick, RI–MA

56,673 0.92

Kansas City, MO–KS

56,645 0.92

St. Louis, MO–IL

56,603 1.08

Greeley, CO

56,578 1.16

Rochester, MN

56,510 0.56

Longview, TX

56,355 0.86

Appleton, WI

56,313 0.61

San Angelo, TX

56,211 1.61

Pittsfield, MA

56,046 0.77

Peoria, IL

56,022 0.81

Port St. Lucie, FL

56,013 1.39

Billings, MT

55,990 0.59

Casper, WY

55,971 0.75

Springfield, MA–CT

55,961 1.26

Indianapolis–Carmel, IN

55,868 0.67

Fort Wayne, IN

55,851 0.74

Lawrence, KS

55,780 0.81

Barnstable Town, MA

55,700 1.12

Dubuque, IA

55,673 0.47

Kingston, NY

55,634 1.33

Kokomo, IN

55,544 0.84

College Station–Bryan, TX

55,302 1.44

Salisbury, MD

55,156 1.20

Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown, TX

55,074 1.02

Missoula, MT

55,016 0.30

Lynchburg, VA

54,945 0.86

Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV

54,867 1.12

Boston–Cambridge–Quincy, MA–NH

54,821 0.95

North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota, FL

54,818 1.01

South Bend–Mishawaka, IN–MI

54,780 1.55

Waterloo–Cedar Falls, IA

54,716 0.42

Flint, MI

54,691 0.80

Michigan City–La Porte, IN

54,680 0.98

Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk, CT

54,617 1.00

Bismarck, ND

54,543 0.65

Tyler, TX

54,488 1.05

Waco, TX

54,410 1.15

Lewiston, ID–WA

54,177 1.10

Monroe, MI

54,157 0.54

Columbus, IN

53,963 0.44

Texarkana–Texarkana, TX–AR

53,939 1.38

McAllen–Edinburg–Mission, TX

53,918 1.05

Lafayette, IN

53,802 0.74

Canton–Massillon, OH

53,680 0.92

Midland, TX

53,616 0.61

Sherman–Denison, TX

53,541 1.24

Victoria, TX

53,517 0.77

Baltimore–Towson, MD

53,428 1.26

Wausau, WI

53,409 0.73

Altoona, PA

53,392 0.89

Flagstaff, AZ

53,303 1.85

Huntsville, AL

53,253 0.77

Sebastian–Vero Beach, FL

53,126 1.10

Albuquerque, NM

53,012 0.99

Cheyenne, WY

52,783 0.79

Coeur d'Alene, ID

52,709 0.88

Evansville, IN–KY

52,677 0.83

Birmingham–Hoover, AL

52,650 1.32

Cape Coral–Fort Myers, FL

52,600 0.75

Elkhart–Goshen, IN

52,489 0.39

Pocatello, ID

52,475 0.85

Mansfield, OH

52,354 1.20

Farmington, NM

52,330 1.35

Bloomington, IN

52,066 0.86

Battle Creek, MI

52,044 1.49

Scranton––Wilkes–Barre, PA

51,835 1.12

Salt Lake City, UT

51,736 0.62

Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood, TX

51,732 1.15

Cumberland, MD–WV

51,678 0.95

Grand Forks, ND–MN

51,627 0.37

Cleveland, TN

51,627 1.15

Yuma, AZ

51,479 1.24

Elizabethtown, KY

51,338 1.09

Montgomery, AL

51,332 1.39

Jackson, TN

51,239 1.07

Lima, OH

51,191 0.92

Tallahassee, FL

51,094 1.35

Charlotte–Gastonia–Rock Hill, NC–SC

51,060 1.11

Brownsville–Harlingen, TX

50,987 1.27

Richmond, VA

50,985 1.10

Santa Fe, NM

50,887 0.89

Winchester, VA–WV

50,805 0.71

Tuscaloosa, AL

50,756 1.44

Wichita Falls, TX

50,747 1.12

Idaho Falls, ID

50,746 0.76

Punta Gorda, FL

50,630 1.08

Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, FL

50,500 0.85

Saginaw–Saginaw Township North, MI

50,447 0.59

Burlington–South Burlington, VT

50,371 0.53

Manchester, NH

50,358 0.74

Hot Springs, AR

50,351 0.77

Memphis, TN–MS–AR

50,337 1.24

Parkersburg–Marietta–Vienna, WV–OH

50,299 0.73

Las Cruces, NM

50,249 1.01

Jefferson City, MO

50,223 0.82

Lakeland–Winter Haven, FL

50,181 0.92

Oklahoma City, OK

50,130 0.82

Muskegon–Norton Shores, MI

49,865 0.67

Gainesville, FL

49,844 1.10

Pine Bluff, AR

49,777 1.54

Lexington–Fayette, KY

49,631 0.90

Blacksburg–Christiansburg–Radford, VA

49,538 1.28

Auburn–Opelika, AL

49,517 0.77

Wheeling, WV–OH

49,479 1.96

Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News, VA–NC

49,436 1.36

Eau Claire, WI

49,382 0.85

Youngstown–Warren–Boardman, OH–PA

49,336 1.03

Louisville–Jefferson County, KY–IN

49,208 0.74

Burlington, NC

49,133 1.00

Nashville–Davidson––Murfreesboro––Franklin, TN

48,990 0.88

Greenville, NC

48,507 0.88

Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, ME

48,313 0.56

Manhattan, KS

48,194 0.93

Bangor, ME

48,165 0.69

Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway, AR

47,947 0.98

Harrisonburg, VA

47,915 0.53

San Antonio–New Braunfels, TX

47,774 1.07

La Crosse, WI–MN

47,609 0.71

Charleston, WV

47,572 1.08

Brunswick, GA

47,549 1.52

Topeka, KS

47,469 1.33

Wichita, KS

47,448 0.85

Raleigh–Cary, NC

47,269 0.72

Rome, GA

47,263 1.42

Lawton, OK

47,202 1.53

Lewiston–Auburn, ME

47,179 0.54

Ocala, FL

47,054 0.82

Rapid City, SD

47,024 0.91

Fayetteville, NC

46,984 1.12

Charlottesville, VA

46,872 0.73

Springfield, OH

46,868 1.21

Terre Haute, IN

46,546 0.92

Ogden–Clearfield, UT

46,483 0.67

Columbia, MO

46,367 0.77

St. George, UT

46,366 0.96

Morgantown, WV

46,249 1.06

Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol, TN–VA

46,157 1.01

Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville, FL

46,096 1.15

Springfield, MO

46,043 0.86

Huntington–Ashland, WV–KY–OH

45,825 1.05

Johnstown, PA

45,390 1.01

Athens–Clarke County, GA

45,381 1.57

Hagerstown–Martinsburg, MD–WV

45,302 0.63

Owensboro, KY

45,294 0.49

Roanoke, VA

45,257 1.09

Muncie, IN

45,095 0.94

Baton Rouge, LA

44,946 0.98

Durham–Chapel Hill, NC

44,853 0.55

St. Joseph, MO–KS

44,847 1.06

Anniston–Oxford, AL

44,752 1.34

Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville, SC

44,629 1.23

Provo–Orem, UT

44,510 0.97

Hinesville–Fort Stewart, GA

44,506 2.95

Warner Robins, GA

44,495 1.02

Columbia, SC

44,343 1.31

Florence–Muscle Shoals, AL

44,331 1.29

Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent, FL

44,201 1.11

Johnson City, TN

43,771 1.01

Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, FL

43,749 1.24

Bowling Green, KY

43,643 0.75

Florence, SC

43,556 1.20

Asheville, NC

43,543 0.68

Chattanooga, TN–GA

43,536 1.02

Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Marietta, GA

43,337 0.97

Knoxville, TN

43,330 0.82

Dalton, GA

43,141 0.89

Greensboro–High Point, NC

42,843 1.16

Clarksville, TN–KY

42,794 0.99

Lafayette, LA

42,702 1.00

Wilmington, NC

42,535 1.24

Jonesboro, AR

42,509 1.07

Savannah, GA

42,013 1.20

Logan, UT–ID

41,916 0.49

Rocky Mount, NC

41,774 1.35

Dothan, AL

41,706 1.15

Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR–MO

41,672 0.83

Panama City–Lynn Haven–Panama City Beach, FL

41,547 1.36

Jacksonville, NC

41,542 1.61

Albany, GA

41,445 2.00

Valdosta, GA

41,393 1.22

Hattiesburg, MS

41,368 1.17

Spartanburg, SC

41,301 0.98

Winston–Salem, NC

41,045 0.82

Greenville–Mauldin–Easley, SC

41,001 0.90

Fort Smith, AR–OK

40,818 1.42

New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner, LA

40,662 1.45

Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton, NC

40,629 1.03

Columbus, GA–AL

40,551 1.67

Gadsden, AL

40,519 1.36

Lake Charles, LA

39,910 1.74

Augusta–Richmond County, GA–SC

39,532 1.15

Joplin, MO

39,476 0.81

Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO–IL

39,094 0.69

Monroe, LA

38,946 0.79

Macon, GA

38,852 1.65

Morristown, TN

38,691 1.59

Sumter, SC

38,673 1.08

Goldsboro, NC

38,479 1.39

Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin, FL

38,442 0.82

Gulfport–Biloxi, MS

38,201 1.46

Myrtle Beach–North Myrtle Beach–Conway, SC

37,524 1.25

Jackson, MS

36,590 1.06

Mobile, AL

36,429 1.09

Alexandria, LA

35,519 0.83

 

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.