Police officer · Medford, OR
Police officer in Medford: $1,823/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Medford at $87,160 a year. About 290 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.75). The 10th percentile is $68,170 and the 90th is $97,230. Pay ranks 55th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,227/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,823 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Redding, about 119 miles away, at $3,166 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,823
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$87,160
$68,170 to $97,230
Rent (1 bd)
$1,227
$1,461 (2 bd)
Employment
290
Location quotient 0.75
Pay rank
55th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $87,160.
- Taxes$2,045
- Rent$1,227
- Other living costs$2,168
- Left over$1,823
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $87,160
- Federal income tax
- −$10,789
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,668
- State income tax (OR)
- −$7,085
- Take-home pay
- $62,618
- Effective tax rate
- 28.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,227
- Groceries
- $434
- Getting around
- $594
- Healthcare
- $488
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $380
- Total spending
- $3,395
Left over each month
$7,263 gross, minus $2,045 in tax and $3,395 in living costs.
$1,823
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Redding, $3,166/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Medford?
$87,160 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 290 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Medford?
$1,823 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,227, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Redding, about 119 miles away, leaves $3,166 a month, more than Medford.