Police officer · Billings, MT
Police officer in Billings: $1,594/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Billings at $72,070 a year. About 320 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.78). The 10th percentile is $59,850 and the 90th is $82,760. Pay ranks 207th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,101/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,594 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Great Falls, about 167 miles away, at $2,009 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,594
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$72,070
$59,850 to $82,760
Rent (1 bd)
$1,101
$1,311 (2 bd)
Employment
320
Location quotient 0.78
Pay rank
207th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $72,070.
- Taxes$1,343
- Rent$1,101
- Other living costs$1,967
- Left over$1,594
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $72,070
- Federal income tax
- −$7,469
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,513
- State income tax (MT)
- −$3,138
- Take-home pay
- $55,950
- Effective tax rate
- 22.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,101
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $572
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,068
Left over each month
$6,006 gross, minus $1,343 in tax and $3,068 in living costs.
$1,594
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Great Falls, $2,009/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Billings?
$72,070 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 320 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Billings?
$1,594 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,101, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Great Falls, about 167 miles away, leaves $2,009 a month, more than Billings.