Police officer · Anchorage, AK
Police officer in Anchorage: $3,758/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Anchorage at $115,020 a year. About 570 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.75). The 10th percentile is $80,240 and the 90th is $132,370. Pay ranks 13th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,392/mo). Alaska has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,758 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Fairbanks is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,186 left over a month), and Anchorage still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,758
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$115,020
$80,240 to $132,370
Rent (1 bd)
$1,392
$1,657 (2 bd)
Employment
570
Location quotient 0.75
Pay rank
13th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $115,020.
- Taxes$2,143
- Rent$1,392
- Other living costs$2,292
- Left over$3,758
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $115,020
- Federal income tax
- −$16,918
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,799
- State income tax (AK)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $89,303
- Effective tax rate
- 22.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,392
- Groceries
- $457
- Getting around
- $636
- Healthcare
- $514
- Utilities and internet
- $286
- Everything else
- $400
- Total spending
- $3,684
Left over each month
$9,585 gross, minus $2,143 in tax and $3,684 in living costs.
$3,758
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fairbanks, $3,186/mo.
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- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Anchorage?
$115,020 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 570 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Anchorage?
$3,758 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alaska has no state income tax Rent is $1,392, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Anchorage leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Fairbanks at $3,186 a month.