Police officer · Merced, CA
Police officer in Merced: $1,746/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Merced at $82,540 a year. About 490 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.42). The 10th percentile is $58,330 and the 90th is $155,980. Pay ranks 80th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,271/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,746 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 145 miles away, at $5,111 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,746
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$82,540
$58,330 to $155,980
Rent (1 bd)
$1,271
$1,513 (2 bd)
Employment
490
Location quotient 1.42
Pay rank
80th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $82,540.
- Taxes$1,649
- Rent$1,271
- Other living costs$2,212
- Left over$1,746
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $82,540
- Federal income tax
- −$9,773
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,314
- State income tax (CA)
- −$3,703
- Take-home pay
- $62,750
- Effective tax rate
- 24.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,271
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $642
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,483
Left over each month
$6,878 gross, minus $1,649 in tax and $3,483 in living costs.
$1,746
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Carson City, $5,111/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
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- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a police officer make in Merced?
$82,540 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 490 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Merced?
$1,746 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,271, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Carson City, about 145 miles away, leaves $5,111 a month, more than Merced.