Police officer · Columbia, MO
Police officer in Columbia: $1,370/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Columbia at $62,080 a year. About 310 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.67). The 10th percentile is $43,540 and the 90th is $73,380. Pay ranks 258th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,020/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,370 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Waterloo, about 245 miles away, at $2,568 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,370
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,080
$43,540 to $73,380
Rent (1 bd)
$1,020
$1,214 (2 bd)
Employment
310
Location quotient 0.67
Pay rank
258th 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 $62,080.
- Taxes$1,013
- Rent$1,020
- Other living costs$1,771
- Left over$1,370
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,080
- Federal income tax
- −$5,411
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,749
- State income tax (MO)
- −$1,991
- Take-home pay
- $49,929
- Effective tax rate
- 19.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,020
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $502
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,791
Left over each month
$5,173 gross, minus $1,013 in tax and $2,791 in living costs.
$1,370
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Waterloo, $2,568/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Columbia?
$62,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 310 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Columbia?
$1,370 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,020, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Waterloo, about 245 miles away, leaves $2,568 a month, more than Columbia.