Police officer · Chico, CA
Police officer in Chico: $2,511/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Chico at $94,760 a year. About 270 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.79). The 10th percentile is $55,820 and the 90th is $155,980. Pay ranks 42nd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,174/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,511 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 105 miles away, at $5,111 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,511
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$94,760
$55,820 to $155,980
Rent (1 bd)
$1,174
$1,398 (2 bd)
Employment
270
Location quotient 0.79
Pay rank
42nd of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $94,760.
- Taxes$2,046
- Rent$1,174
- Other living costs$2,166
- Left over$2,511
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $94,760
- Federal income tax
- −$12,461
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,249
- State income tax (CA)
- −$4,840
- Take-home pay
- $70,210
- Effective tax rate
- 25.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,174
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $596
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,340
Left over each month
$7,897 gross, minus $2,046 in tax and $3,340 in living costs.
$2,511
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Carson City, $5,111/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Chico?
$94,760 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 270 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Chico?
$2,511 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,174, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Carson City, about 105 miles away, leaves $5,111 a month, more than Chico.