Police officer · Greeley, CO
Police officer in Greeley: $2,848/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Greeley at $96,620 a year. About 460 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $75,270 and the 90th is $101,800. Pay ranks 39th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,257/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,848 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 62 miles away, at $2,851 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,848
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,620
$75,270 to $101,800
Rent (1 bd)
$1,257
$1,496 (2 bd)
Employment
460
Location quotient 0.90
Pay rank
39th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $96,620.
- Taxes$1,989
- Rent$1,257
- Other living costs$1,957
- Left over$2,848
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,620
- Federal income tax
- −$12,870
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,391
- State income tax (CO)
- −$3,609
- Take-home pay
- $72,749
- Effective tax rate
- 24.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,257
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $546
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,214
Left over each month
$8,052 gross, minus $1,989 in tax and $3,214 in living costs.
$2,848
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 Greeley?
$96,620 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 460 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Greeley?
$2,848 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,257, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Boulder, about 62 miles away, leaves $2,851 a month, more than Greeley.