Police officer · Battle Creek, MI
Police officer in Battle Creek: $1,824/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Battle Creek at $72,780 a year. About 250 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.05). The 10th percentile is $50,240 and the 90th is $83,460. Pay ranks 200th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($897/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,824 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 194 miles away, at $3,180 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,824
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$72,780
$50,240 to $83,460
Rent (1 bd)
$897
$1,068 (2 bd)
Employment
250
Location quotient 1.05
Pay rank
200th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $72,780.
- Taxes$1,398
- Rent$897
- Other living costs$1,946
- Left over$1,824
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $72,780
- Federal income tax
- −$7,626
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,568
- State income tax (MI)
- −$2,855
- City / county wage tax
- −$728
- Take-home pay
- $56,004
- Effective tax rate
- 23.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $897
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $577
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,843
Left over each month
$6,065 gross, minus $1,398 in tax and $2,843 in living costs.
$1,824
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Columbus, $3,180/mo.
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- Pharmacist
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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Battle Creek?
$72,780 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 250 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Battle Creek?
$1,824 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $897, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 194 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than Battle Creek.