Police officer · Bozeman, MT
Police officer in Bozeman: $1,232/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Bozeman at $74,320 a year. About 180 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.59). The 10th percentile is $62,270 and the 90th is $92,920. Pay ranks 178th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,684/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,232 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Great Falls, about 125 miles away, at $2,009 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,232
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$74,320
$62,270 to $92,920
Rent (1 bd)
$1,684
$2,005 (2 bd)
Employment
180
Location quotient 0.59
Pay rank
178th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $74,320.
- Taxes$1,410
- Rent$1,684
- Other living costs$1,867
- Left over$1,232
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $74,320
- Federal income tax
- −$7,964
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,685
- State income tax (MT)
- −$3,270
- Take-home pay
- $57,400
- Effective tax rate
- 22.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,684
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $472
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,551
Left over each month
$6,193 gross, minus $1,410 in tax and $3,551 in living costs.
$1,232
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 Bozeman?
$74,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 180 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Bozeman?
$1,232 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,684, and pay covers 3.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Great Falls, about 125 miles away, leaves $2,009 a month, more than Bozeman.