Police officer · Fresno, CA
Police officer in Fresno: $2,597/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Fresno at $100,770 a year. About 1,560 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.76). The 10th percentile is $65,280 and the 90th is $159,420. Pay ranks 27th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,356/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,597 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 157 miles away, at $5,111 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,597
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,770
$65,280 to $159,420
Rent (1 bd)
$1,356
$1,614 (2 bd)
Employment
1,560
Location quotient 0.76
Pay rank
27th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $100,770.
- Taxes$2,241
- Rent$1,356
- Other living costs$2,204
- Left over$2,597
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,770
- Federal income tax
- −$13,783
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,709
- State income tax (CA)
- −$5,399
- Take-home pay
- $73,879
- Effective tax rate
- 26.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,356
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $633
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,560
Left over each month
$8,398 gross, minus $2,241 in tax and $3,560 in living costs.
$2,597
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Carson City, $5,111/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Fresno?
$100,770 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,560 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Fresno?
$2,597 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,356, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Carson City, about 157 miles away, leaves $5,111 a month, more than Fresno.