Police officer · Bangor, ME
Police officer in Bangor: $1,302/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Bangor at $71,340 a year. About 270 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.85). The 10th percentile is $50,980 and the 90th is $97,920. Pay ranks 208th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,215/mo). Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,302 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Manchester is the strongest other metro for this job ($1,185 left over a month), and Bangor still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,302
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$71,340
$50,980 to $97,920
Rent (1 bd)
$1,215
$1,447 (2 bd)
Employment
270
Location quotient 0.85
Pay rank
208th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $71,340.
- Taxes$1,362
- Rent$1,215
- Other living costs$2,066
- Left over$1,302
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $71,340
- Federal income tax
- −$7,309
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,458
- State income tax (ME)
- −$3,575
- Take-home pay
- $54,998
- Effective tax rate
- 22.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,215
- Groceries
- $410
- Getting around
- $578
- Healthcare
- $462
- Utilities and internet
- $257
- Everything else
- $359
- Total spending
- $3,281
Left over each month
$5,945 gross, minus $1,362 in tax and $3,281 in living costs.
$1,302
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Manchester, $1,185/mo.
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- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- 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 Bangor?
$71,340 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 270 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Bangor?
$1,302 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,215, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Bangor leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Manchester at $1,185 a month.