Police officer · Fort Collins, CO
Police officer in Fort Collins: $2,727/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Fort Collins at $96,740 a year. About 600 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $75,660 and the 90th is $102,630. Pay ranks 38th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,473/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,727 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 39 miles away, at $2,851 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,727
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,740
$75,660 to $102,630
Rent (1 bd)
$1,473
$1,753 (2 bd)
Employment
600
Location quotient 0.83
Pay rank
38th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $96,740.
- Taxes$1,993
- Rent$1,473
- Other living costs$1,869
- Left over$2,727
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,740
- Federal income tax
- −$12,897
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,401
- State income tax (CO)
- −$3,614
- Take-home pay
- $72,828
- Effective tax rate
- 24.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,473
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $459
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,342
Left over each month
$8,062 gross, minus $1,993 in tax and $3,342 in living costs.
$2,727
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boulder, $2,851/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Fort Collins?
$96,740 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 600 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Fort Collins?
$2,727 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,473, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Boulder, about 39 miles away, leaves $2,851 a month, more than Fort Collins.