Police officer · Midland, MI
Police officer in Midland: $1,934/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Midland at $75,370 a year. About 80 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.49). The 10th percentile is $58,500 and the 90th is $88,560. Pay ranks 165th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($947/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 $1,934 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 219 miles away, at $2,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,934
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$75,370
$58,500 to $88,560
Rent (1 bd)
$947
$1,127 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.49
Pay rank
165th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $75,370.
- Taxes$1,473
- Rent$947
- Other living costs$1,926
- Left over$1,934
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $75,370
- Federal income tax
- −$8,195
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,766
- State income tax (MI)
- −$2,965
- City / county wage tax
- −$754
- Take-home pay
- $57,690
- Effective tax rate
- 23.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $947
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $557
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,873
Left over each month
$6,281 gross, minus $1,473 in tax and $2,873 in living costs.
$1,934
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chicago, $2,933/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Midland?
$75,370 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Midland?
$1,934 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 $947, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Chicago, about 219 miles away, leaves $2,933 a month, more than Midland.