Police officer · El Centro, CA
Police officer in El Centro: $1,673/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in El Centro at $76,230 a year. About 290 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.02). The 10th percentile is $57,890 and the 90th is $159,420. Pay ranks 151st-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,009/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,673 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Oxnard, about 235 miles away, at $2,669 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,673
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,230
$57,890 to $159,420
Rent (1 bd)
$1,009
$1,201 (2 bd)
Employment
290
Location quotient 1.02
Pay rank
151st of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $76,230.
- Taxes$1,444
- Rent$1,009
- Other living costs$2,226
- Left over$1,673
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,230
- Federal income tax
- −$8,385
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,832
- State income tax (CA)
- −$3,117
- Take-home pay
- $58,897
- Effective tax rate
- 22.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,009
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $655
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,235
Left over each month
$6,353 gross, minus $1,444 in tax and $3,235 in living costs.
$1,673
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Oxnard, $2,669/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a police officer make in El Centro?
$76,230 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 290 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in El Centro?
$1,673 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,009, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Oxnard, about 235 miles away, leaves $2,669 a month, more than El Centro.