Police officer · Grand Rapids, MI
Police officer in Grand Rapids: $1,725/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Grand Rapids at $74,920 a year. About 1,440 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.56). The 10th percentile is $44,170 and the 90th is $85,100. Pay ranks 168th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,725 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 137 miles away, at $2,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,725
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$74,920
$44,170 to $85,100
Rent (1 bd)
$1,252
$1,490 (2 bd)
Employment
1,440
Location quotient 0.56
Pay rank
168th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $74,920.
- Taxes$1,398
- Rent$1,252
- Other living costs$1,869
- Left over$1,725
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $74,920
- Federal income tax
- −$8,096
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,731
- State income tax (MI)
- −$2,946
- Take-home pay
- $58,146
- Effective tax rate
- 22.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,252
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $535
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,121
Left over each month
$6,243 gross, minus $1,398 in tax and $3,121 in living costs.
$1,725
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chicago, $2,933/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Grand Rapids?
$74,920 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,440 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Grand Rapids?
$1,725 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Chicago, about 137 miles away, leaves $2,933 a month, more than Grand Rapids.