Police officer · Jackson, MI
Police officer in Jackson: $1,424/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Jackson at $65,160 a year. About 240 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.98). The 10th percentile is $48,540 and the 90th is $84,890. Pay ranks 237th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($893/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,424 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 178 miles away, at $3,180 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,424
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$65,160
$48,540 to $84,890
Rent (1 bd)
$893
$1,063 (2 bd)
Employment
240
Location quotient 0.98
Pay rank
237th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $65,160.
- Taxes$1,176
- Rent$893
- Other living costs$1,937
- Left over$1,424
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $65,160
- Federal income tax
- −$5,949
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,985
- State income tax (MI)
- −$2,531
- City / county wage tax
- −$652
- Take-home pay
- $51,043
- Effective tax rate
- 21.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $893
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,830
Left over each month
$5,430 gross, minus $1,176 in tax and $2,830 in living costs.
$1,424
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Columbus, $3,180/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Jackson?
$65,160 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Jackson?
$1,424 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $893, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 178 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than Jackson.