Police officer · Denver, CO
Police officer take-home pay in Denver: $1,559 left over a month
A local police officer wage of about $79,500 in Denver, CO, after Colorado tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,490. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.
Left over monthly
$1,559
Local pay (annual)
$79,500
$5,122 take-home a month
One-bedroom rent
$1,490
$1,774 for a two-bedroom
Where the money goes
One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a police officer.
- Taxes$1,503
- Rent$1,490
- Other living costs$2,073
- Left over$1,559
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,500
- Federal income tax
- −$9,104
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,082
- State income tax (CO)
- −$2,856
- Take-home pay
- $61,459
- Effective tax rate
- 22.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,490
- Groceries
- $420
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $473
- Utilities and internet
- $263
- Everything else
- $368
- Total spending
- $3,563
Left over each month
$6,625 gross, minus $1,503 in tax and $3,563 in living costs.
$1,559
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Questions
What is police officer take-home pay in Denver?
On a local police officer wage of about $79,500, leftover after Colorado tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,490 is about $1,559 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.
Does Denver tax a police officer paycheck?
Denver is in Colorado, which taxes wage income.
How does Denver compare for a police officer?
Open the Denver paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same police officer household.