Police officer · Los Angeles, CA
Police officer in Los Angeles: $2,598/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Los Angeles at $121,980 a year. About 24,720 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.91). The 10th percentile is $78,870 and the 90th is $127,880. Pay ranks 8th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,273/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,598 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Salinas, about 230 miles away, at $2,916 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$2,598
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$121,980
$78,870 to $127,880
Rent (1 bd)
$2,273
$2,706 (2 bd)
Employment
24,720
Location quotient 0.91
Pay rank
8th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $121,980.
- Taxes$2,893
- Rent$2,273
- Other$2,401
- Left$2,598
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $121,980
- Federal income tax
- −$18,009
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,331
- State income tax (CA)
- −$7,371
- Take-home pay
- $87,268
- Effective tax rate
- 28.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,273
- Groceries
- $476
- Getting around
- $674
- Healthcare
- $536
- Utilities and internet
- $298
- Everything else
- $417
- Total spending
- $4,674
After tax and rent
$2,598 left/mo
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Salinas, $2,916/mo.
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Compare Los Angeles with another city
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Los Angeles?
$121,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 24,720 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Los Angeles?
$2,598 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,273, and pay covers 4.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Salinas, about 230 miles away, leaves $2,916 a month, more than Los Angeles.