Police officer · Kalamazoo, MI
Police officer in Kalamazoo: $1,894/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Kalamazoo at $74,810 a year. About 340 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 $48,420 and the 90th is $80,790. Pay ranks 169th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($976/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 $1,894 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 211 miles away, at $3,180 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,894
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$74,810
$48,420 to $80,790
Rent (1 bd)
$976
$1,162 (2 bd)
Employment
340
Location quotient 0.65
Pay rank
169th 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 $74,810.
- Taxes$1,457
- Rent$976
- Other living costs$1,907
- Left over$1,894
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $74,810
- Federal income tax
- −$8,072
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,723
- State income tax (MI)
- −$2,941
- City / county wage tax
- −$748
- Take-home pay
- $57,325
- Effective tax rate
- 23.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $976
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $538
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,883
Left over each month
$6,234 gross, minus $1,457 in tax and $2,883 in living costs.
$1,894
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 Kalamazoo?
$74,810 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 340 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Kalamazoo?
$1,894 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 $976, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 211 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than Kalamazoo.