Police officer · Bay City, MI
Police officer in Bay City: $1,777/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Bay City at $71,020 a year. About 200 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.35). The 10th percentile is $43,660 and the 90th is $83,760. Pay ranks 209th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($842/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 $1,777 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 238 miles away, at $2,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,777
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$71,020
$43,660 to $83,760
Rent (1 bd)
$842
$1,002 (2 bd)
Employment
200
Location quotient 1.35
Pay rank
209th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $71,020.
- Taxes$1,347
- Rent$842
- Other living costs$1,953
- Left over$1,777
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $71,020
- Federal income tax
- −$7,238
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,433
- State income tax (MI)
- −$2,780
- City / county wage tax
- −$710
- Take-home pay
- $54,858
- Effective tax rate
- 22.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $842
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $584
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,795
Left over each month
$5,918 gross, minus $1,347 in tax and $2,795 in living costs.
$1,777
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chicago, $2,933/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 Bay City?
$71,020 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 200 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Bay City?
$1,777 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 $842, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Chicago, about 238 miles away, leaves $2,933 a month, more than Bay City.