Police officer · Boulder, CO
Police officer in Boulder: $2,851/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Boulder at $100,060 a year. About 370 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.45). The 10th percentile is $78,430 and the 90th is $104,690. Pay ranks 29th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,647/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,851 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Greeley is the strongest other metro for this job ($2,848 left over a month), and Boulder still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,851
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,060
$78,430 to $104,690
Rent (1 bd)
$1,647
$1,961 (2 bd)
Employment
370
Location quotient 0.45
Pay rank
29th 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 $100,060.
- Taxes$2,087
- Rent$1,647
- Other living costs$1,753
- Left over$2,851
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,060
- Federal income tax
- −$13,627
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,655
- State income tax (CO)
- −$3,760
- Take-home pay
- $75,018
- Effective tax rate
- 25.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,647
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $342
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,400
Left over each month
$8,338 gross, minus $2,087 in tax and $3,400 in living costs.
$2,851
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Greeley, $2,848/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Boulder?
$100,060 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 370 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Boulder?
$2,851 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,647, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Boulder leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Greeley at $2,848 a month.