Police officer · Fairbanks, AK
Police officer in Fairbanks: $3,186/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Fairbanks at $105,370 a year. About 110 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 $78,500 and the 90th is $146,760. Pay ranks 19th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,378/mo). Alaska has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,186 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Anchorage, about 196 miles away, at $3,758 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,186
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$105,370
$78,500 to $146,760
Rent (1 bd)
$1,378
$1,640 (2 bd)
Employment
110
Location quotient 0.67
Pay rank
19th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $105,370.
- Taxes$1,905
- Rent$1,378
- Other living costs$2,312
- Left over$3,186
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $105,370
- Federal income tax
- −$14,795
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,061
- State income tax (AK)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $82,514
- Effective tax rate
- 21.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,378
- Groceries
- $457
- Getting around
- $656
- Healthcare
- $514
- Utilities and internet
- $286
- Everything else
- $400
- Total spending
- $3,690
Left over each month
$8,781 gross, minus $1,905 in tax and $3,690 in living costs.
$3,186
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Anchorage, $3,758/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
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- Lawyer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Fairbanks?
$105,370 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 110 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Fairbanks?
$3,186 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alaska has no state income tax Rent is $1,378, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Anchorage, about 196 miles away, leaves $3,758 a month, more than Fairbanks.