Police officer · Albuquerque, NM
Police officer in Albuquerque: $1,776/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Albuquerque at $73,380 a year. About 1,780 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.02). The 10th percentile is $60,480 and the 90th is $74,030. Pay ranks 193rd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,119/mo). New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,776 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Pueblo, about 237 miles away, at $1,941 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,776
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$73,380
$60,480 to $74,030
Rent (1 bd)
$1,119
$1,332 (2 bd)
Employment
1,780
Location quotient 1.02
Pay rank
193rd of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $73,380.
- Taxes$1,310
- Rent$1,119
- Other living costs$1,910
- Left over$1,776
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $73,380
- Federal income tax
- −$7,758
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,614
- State income tax (NM)
- −$2,354
- Take-home pay
- $57,655
- Effective tax rate
- 21.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,119
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $3,029
Left over each month
$6,115 gross, minus $1,310 in tax and $3,029 in living costs.
$1,776
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Pueblo, $1,941/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Albuquerque?
$73,380 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,780 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Albuquerque?
$1,776 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,119, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Pueblo, about 237 miles away, leaves $1,941 a month, more than Albuquerque.