Police officer · Denver, CO
Police officer in Denver: $2,829/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Denver at $101,970 a year. About 4,990 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.72). The 10th percentile is $76,640 and the 90th is $113,630. Pay ranks 21st-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,489/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,829 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 53 miles away, at $2,888 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$2,829
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,970
$76,640 to $113,630
Rent (1 bd)
$1,489
$1,773 (2 bd)
Employment
4,990
Location quotient 0.72
Pay rank
21st of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $101,970.
- Taxes$2,104
- Rent$1,489
- Other$2,075
- Left$2,829
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,970
- Federal income tax
- −$13,603
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,801
- State income tax (CO)
- −$3,844
- Take-home pay
- $76,722
- Effective tax rate
- 24.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,489
- Groceries
- $420
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $473
- Utilities and internet
- $263
- Everything else
- $368
- Total spending
- $3,564
After tax and rent
$2,829 left/mo
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boulder, $2,888/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Denver?
$101,970 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,990 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Denver?
$2,829 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,489, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Boulder, about 53 miles away, leaves $2,888 a month, more than Denver.