Police officer · Grants Pass, OR
Police officer in Grants Pass: $1,319/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Grants Pass at $75,850 a year. About 90 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.65). The 10th percentile is $58,950 and the 90th is $101,100. Pay ranks 157th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,128/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,319 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Redding, about 137 miles away, at $3,166 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,319
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$75,850
$58,950 to $101,100
Rent (1 bd)
$1,128
$1,343 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.65
Pay rank
157th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $75,850.
- Taxes$1,683
- Rent$1,128
- Other living costs$2,191
- Left over$1,319
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $75,850
- Federal income tax
- −$8,301
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,803
- State income tax (OR)
- −$6,096
- Take-home pay
- $55,651
- Effective tax rate
- 26.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,128
- Groceries
- $434
- Getting around
- $618
- Healthcare
- $488
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $380
- Total spending
- $3,319
Left over each month
$6,321 gross, minus $1,683 in tax and $3,319 in living costs.
$1,319
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Redding, $3,166/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- 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 Grants Pass?
$75,850 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Grants Pass?
$1,319 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,128, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Redding, about 137 miles away, leaves $3,166 a month, more than Grants Pass.