Police officer · Bakersfield, CA
Police officer in Bakersfield: $1,536/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Bakersfield at $78,130 a year. About 1,320 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $64,310 and the 90th is $152,540. Pay ranks 125th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,218/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,536 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Salinas, about 158 miles away, at $2,879 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,536
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$78,130
$64,310 to $152,540
Rent (1 bd)
$1,218
$1,450 (2 bd)
Employment
1,320
Location quotient 0.90
Pay rank
125th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $78,130.
- Taxes$1,506
- Rent$1,218
- Other living costs$2,251
- Left over$1,536
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $78,130
- Federal income tax
- −$8,803
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,977
- State income tax (CA)
- −$3,293
- Take-home pay
- $60,057
- Effective tax rate
- 23.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,218
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $681
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,469
Left over each month
$6,511 gross, minus $1,506 in tax and $3,469 in living costs.
$1,536
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Salinas, $2,879/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Bakersfield?
$78,130 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,320 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Bakersfield?
$1,536 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,218, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Salinas, about 158 miles away, leaves $2,879 a month, more than Bakersfield.