Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
$74,260avg. a year
$35.70 an hour · 16,250 employed
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area earn an average of $74,260 a year. That is $1,900 (2%) less than the Texas average of $76,160. The U.S. average is $79,200.
$74,570Median pay
$35.70Average hourly
-2%vs. Texas average
16,250Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for police and sheriff's patrol officers in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
116,430 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$87,110
$41.88 an hour
2340 jobs
Midland, TX
$84,650
$40.70 an hour
34,540 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$82,910
$39.86 an hour
4490 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$75,810
$36.45 an hour
5270 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$75,620
$36.36 an hour
6610 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$75,480
$36.29 an hour
7790 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$75,340
$36.22 an hour
8830 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$75,260
$36.19 an hour
91,700 jobs
El Paso, TX
$74,850
$35.99 an hour
10690 jobs
Waco, TX
$74,520
$35.83 an hour
11400 jobs
Abilene, TX
$74,460
$35.80 an hour
12780 jobs
Laredo, TX
$74,390
$35.77 an hour
13370 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$73,840
$35.50 an hour
14980 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$71,930
$34.58 an hour
155,130 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$71,770
$34.50 an hour
16490 jobs
Tyler, TX
$71,610
$34.43 an hour
17840 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$70,320
$33.81 an hour
18590 jobs
Longview, TX
$69,570
$33.45 an hour
19300 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$68,510
$32.94 an hour
20230 jobs
Eagle Pass, TX
$63,730
$30.64 an hour
211,820 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$62,470
$30.04 an hour
22820 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$61,170
$29.41 an hour
23400 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$57,820
$27.80 an hour
24250 jobs
Victoria, TX
$56,580
$27.20 an hour
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How Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | $54,350 |
| Security Guards | $38,270 |
| Firefighters | $60,280 |
| Detectives and Criminal Investigators | $104,800 |
| Bailiffs | $63,160 |
| Fish and Game Wardens | $79,460 |
Questions and answers
How much do police and sheriff's patrol officers make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
The average is $74,260 a year, and the median is $74,570. About 16,250 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $1,900 (2%) less than the Texas average of $76,160.
Is this job common in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
It makes up 4.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.15 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 33-3051. Metro area: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 26420). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.