Police officer · Baltimore, MD

Police officer take-home pay in Baltimore: $1,375 left over a month

A local police officer wage of about $79,500 in Baltimore, MD, after Maryland tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,511. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.

Left over monthly

$1,375

Local pay (annual)

$79,500

$4,847 take-home a month

One-bedroom rent

$1,511

$1,799 for a two-bedroom

Where the money goes

One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a police officer.

  • Taxes$1,778
  • Rent$1,511
  • Other living costs$1,961
  • Left over$1,375

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$79,500
Federal income tax
−$9,104
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,082
State income tax (MD)
−$3,603
City / county wage tax
−$2,544
Take-home pay
$58,168
Effective tax rate
26.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,511
Groceries
$408
Getting around
$482
Healthcare
$459
Utilities and internet
$255
Everything else
$357
Total spending
$3,472

Left over each month

$6,625 gross, minus $1,778 in tax and $3,472 in living costs.

$1,375

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Questions

What is police officer take-home pay in Baltimore?

On a local police officer wage of about $79,500, leftover after Maryland tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,511 is about $1,375 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.

Does Baltimore tax a police officer paycheck?

Baltimore is in Maryland, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 3.20%.

How does Baltimore compare for a police officer?

Open the Baltimore paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same police officer household.