Police officer · Barnstable Town, MA
Police officer in Barnstable Town: $1,160/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Barnstable Town at $80,210 a year. About 530 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.30). The 10th percentile is $63,810 and the 90th is $100,490. Pay ranks 98th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,938/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,160 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Waterbury, about 152 miles away, at $1,815 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,160
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$80,210
$63,810 to $100,490
Rent (1 bd)
$1,938
$2,307 (2 bd)
Employment
530
Location quotient 1.30
Pay rank
98th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $80,210.
- Taxes$1,599
- Rent$1,938
- Other living costs$1,987
- Left over$1,160
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $80,210
- Federal income tax
- −$9,260
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,136
- State income tax (MA)
- −$3,791
- Take-home pay
- $61,023
- Effective tax rate
- 23.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,938
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $535
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,925
Left over each month
$6,684 gross, minus $1,599 in tax and $3,925 in living costs.
$1,160
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Waterbury, $1,815/mo.
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Other jobs in Barnstable Town
- 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 Barnstable Town?
$80,210 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 530 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Barnstable Town?
$1,160 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,938, and pay covers 3.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Waterbury, about 152 miles away, leaves $1,815 a month, more than Barnstable Town.