Police officer · Helena, MT
Police officer in Helena: $1,668/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Helena at $75,430 a year. About 200 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.04). The 10th percentile is $60,450 and the 90th is $78,020. Pay ranks 163rd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,263/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,668 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Great Falls, about 56 miles away, at $2,009 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,668
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$75,430
$60,450 to $78,020
Rent (1 bd)
$1,263
$1,503 (2 bd)
Employment
200
Location quotient 1.04
Pay rank
163rd 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 $75,430.
- Taxes$1,443
- Rent$1,263
- Other living costs$1,912
- Left over$1,668
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $75,430
- Federal income tax
- −$8,209
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,770
- State income tax (MT)
- −$3,336
- Take-home pay
- $58,115
- Effective tax rate
- 23.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,263
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,175
Left over each month
$6,286 gross, minus $1,443 in tax and $3,175 in living costs.
$1,668
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Great Falls, $2,009/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Helena?
$75,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 200 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Helena?
$1,668 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,263, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Great Falls, about 56 miles away, leaves $2,009 a month, more than Helena.