4. Ohio
Annual median wage: $57,410
Cost of living: 93
Employment: 24,210
Ohio’s claim to the list of best states for police officers is its employment rates. The demand looks so strong that police officers would feel they are being called to duty in Ohio. Apart from that, the cost of living rates they have is one of the best ones in the US–by best, we mean affordable. This makes their wages feel like so much more, no matter how small it compares against other states’ offers.
