Police officer · Flint, MI
Police officer in Flint: $1,383/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Flint at $64,320 a year. About 670 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.16). The 10th percentile is $47,200 and the 90th is $80,140. Pay ranks 240th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($887/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,383 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 216 miles away, at $3,180 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,383
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$64,320
$47,200 to $80,140
Rent (1 bd)
$887
$1,056 (2 bd)
Employment
670
Location quotient 1.16
Pay rank
240th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $64,320.
- Taxes$1,152
- Rent$887
- Other living costs$1,938
- Left over$1,383
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $64,320
- Federal income tax
- −$5,764
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,920
- State income tax (MI)
- −$2,496
- City / county wage tax
- −$643
- Take-home pay
- $50,496
- Effective tax rate
- 21.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $887
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $569
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,825
Left over each month
$5,360 gross, minus $1,152 in tax and $2,825 in living costs.
$1,383
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Columbus, $3,180/mo.
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Other jobs in Flint
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- 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 Flint?
$64,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 670 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Flint?
$1,383 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $887, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 216 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than Flint.