Police officer · Lewiston, ID
Police officer in Lewiston: $1,373/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Lewiston median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Idaho median, $66,990 a year. Idaho has about 2,810 police officer jobs. The 10th percentile is $48,840 and the 90th is $97,980. On the pay used here, Lewiston ranks 226th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,009/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,373 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Seattle, about 246 miles away, at $3,559 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,373
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$66,990
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,009
$1,201 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
226th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
5.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $66,990.
- Taxes$1,205
- Rent$1,009
- Other living costs$1,995
- Left over$1,373
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $66,990
- Federal income tax
- −$6,352
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,125
- State income tax (ID)
- −$2,984
- Take-home pay
- $52,530
- Effective tax rate
- 21.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,009
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $587
- Healthcare
- $437
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $340
- Total spending
- $3,004
Left over each month
$5,583 gross, minus $1,205 in tax and $3,004 in living costs.
$1,373
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Seattle, $3,559/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Lewiston?
$66,990 a year. That figure is the Idaho median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Lewiston?
$1,373 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $1,009, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Seattle, about 246 miles away, leaves $3,559 a month, more than Lewiston.