Police officer · Amherst Town, MA
Police officer in Amherst Town: $1,360/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Amherst Town at $73,480 a year. About 430 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.53). The 10th percentile is $50,480 and the 90th is $105,510. Pay ranks 191st-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,453/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,360 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Reading, about 215 miles away, at $2,323 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,360
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$73,480
$50,480 to $105,510
Rent (1 bd)
$1,453
$1,730 (2 bd)
Employment
430
Location quotient 1.53
Pay rank
191st of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $73,480.
- Taxes$1,405
- Rent$1,453
- Other living costs$1,906
- Left over$1,360
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $73,480
- Federal income tax
- −$7,780
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,621
- State income tax (MA)
- −$3,454
- Take-home pay
- $56,625
- Effective tax rate
- 22.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,453
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $455
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,359
Left over each month
$6,123 gross, minus $1,405 in tax and $3,359 in living costs.
$1,360
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Reading, $2,323/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- High school teacher
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- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a police officer make in Amherst Town?
$73,480 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 430 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Amherst Town?
$1,360 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,453, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Reading, about 215 miles away, leaves $2,323 a month, more than Amherst Town.