Police officer · Boise, ID
Police officer in Boise: $2,032/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Boise at $84,940 a year. About 950 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.56). The 10th percentile is $58,990 and the 90th is $102,950. Pay ranks 59th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,383/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,032 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Salt Lake City is the strongest other metro for this job ($1,919 left over a month), and Boise still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,032
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$84,940
$58,990 to $102,950
Rent (1 bd)
$1,383
$1,647 (2 bd)
Employment
950
Location quotient 0.56
Pay rank
59th 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 $84,940.
- Taxes$1,734
- Rent$1,383
- Other living costs$1,930
- Left over$2,032
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $84,940
- Federal income tax
- −$10,301
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,498
- State income tax (ID)
- −$4,006
- Take-home pay
- $64,135
- Effective tax rate
- 24.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,383
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $437
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $340
- Total spending
- $3,313
Left over each month
$7,078 gross, minus $1,734 in tax and $3,313 in living costs.
$2,032
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Salt Lake City, $1,919/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Electrician
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- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a police officer make in Boise?
$84,940 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 950 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Boise?
$2,032 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $1,383, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Boise leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Salt Lake City at $1,919 a month.