Police officer · Bend, OR
Police officer in Bend: $2,048/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Bend at $97,230 a year. About 290 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.63). The 10th percentile is $76,550 and the 90th is $112,530. Pay ranks 35th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,576/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,048 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Seattle, about 234 miles away, at $3,559 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,048
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$97,230
$76,550 to $112,530
Rent (1 bd)
$1,576
$1,876 (2 bd)
Employment
290
Location quotient 0.63
Pay rank
35th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $97,230.
- Taxes$2,367
- Rent$1,576
- Other living costs$2,111
- Left over$2,048
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $97,230
- Federal income tax
- −$13,005
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,438
- State income tax (OR)
- −$7,966
- Take-home pay
- $68,821
- Effective tax rate
- 29.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,576
- Groceries
- $434
- Getting around
- $537
- Healthcare
- $488
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $380
- Total spending
- $3,687
Left over each month
$8,103 gross, minus $2,367 in tax and $3,687 in living costs.
$2,048
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Seattle, $3,559/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Bend?
$97,230 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 290 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Bend?
$2,048 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,576, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Seattle, about 234 miles away, leaves $3,559 a month, more than Bend.