Police officer · Great Falls, MT

Police officer in Great Falls: $2,009/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Great Falls at $78,870 a year. About 130 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.85). The 10th percentile is $56,690 and the 90th is $101,380. Pay ranks 113th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,042/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,009 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Coeur d'Alene is the strongest other metro for this job ($1,974 left over a month), and Great Falls still leaves more.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,009

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$78,870

$56,690 to $101,380

Rent (1 bd)

$1,042

$1,240 (2 bd)

Employment

130

Location quotient 0.85

Pay rank

113th of 380

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $78,870.

Taxes$1,545
Rent$1,042
Other living costs$1,977
Left over$2,009

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $78,870
Federal income tax: −$8,965
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,034
State income tax (MT): −$3,539
Take-home pay: $60,332
Effective tax rate: 23.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,042
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $583
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,019

Left over each month

$6,573 gross, minus $1,545 in tax and $3,019 in living costs.

$2,009

Rank every metro for a police officer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Coeur d'Alene, $1,974/mo.

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Questions

What does a police officer make in Great Falls?

$78,870 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 police officer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Great Falls?

$2,009 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,042, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a police officer keep more?

Great Falls leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Coeur d'Alene at $1,974 a month.