SOC 33-3051 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers make in Toledo, OH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Toledo, OH is $73,650. The 10th percentile is $60,060 and the 90th percentile is $90,440. Employment is 1,230.

Median annual wage

$73,650

10th percentile
$60,060
25th percentile
$69,280
Median
$73,650
75th percentile
$78,070
90th percentile
$90,440
Mean
$73,920

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, the published 10th percentile is $60,060 and the 90th percentile is $90,440. The difference is $30,380, which is 41.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $69,280 to the 75th at $78,070, covers $8,790.

The mean annual wage is $73,920, which sits above the median of $73,650. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Toledo, OH median is 3.4% lower than the national median of $76,210 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $80,531, which is 5.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.4% lower than the Ohio median of $77,020.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Toledo, OH is 91.455, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $73,650 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers at $80,531 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

37 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers. Toledo, OH ranks 18th of 38 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Monroe, MI is 28 miles away, with a median of $65,300 and employment of 190. That median is 11.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,846, against $80,531 here.
  • Sandusky, OH is 46 miles away, with a median of $70,550 and employment of 320. That median is 4.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,020, against $80,531 here.
  • Ann Arbor, MI is 50 miles away, with a median of $74,410 and employment of 480. That median is 1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,761, against $80,531 here.

Employment share

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers accounts for 0.42% of wage-and-salary employment in Toledo, OH (1,230 of 291,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.43% of employment (670,520 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.98 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers make in Toledo, OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Toledo, OH is $73,650. The 10th percentile is $60,060 and the 90th percentile is $90,440. Employment is 1,230.

How does that compare with the national median for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers?

The local median is 3.4% lower than the national median of $76,210.

What is Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers pay in Toledo, OH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Toledo, OH is 91.455, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $73,650 is $80,531. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Toledo, OH compare with nearby metros for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers?

Monroe, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 28 miles away, at $65,300. Toledo, OH ranks 18th of 38 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.