Police officer · Missoula, MT
Police officer in Missoula: $1,863/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Missoula at $77,610 a year. About 170 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.59). The 10th percentile is $59,860 and the 90th is $96,410. Pay ranks 130th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,210/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,863 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kennewick, about 241 miles away, at $3,304 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,863
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,610
$59,860 to $96,410
Rent (1 bd)
$1,210
$1,440 (2 bd)
Employment
170
Location quotient 0.59
Pay rank
130th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $77,610.
- Taxes$1,507
- Rent$1,210
- Other living costs$1,887
- Left over$1,863
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,610
- Federal income tax
- −$8,688
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,937
- State income tax (MT)
- −$3,464
- Take-home pay
- $59,520
- Effective tax rate
- 23.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,210
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $492
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,097
Left over each month
$6,468 gross, minus $1,507 in tax and $3,097 in living costs.
$1,863
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kennewick, $3,304/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Missoula?
$77,610 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Missoula?
$1,863 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,210, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Kennewick, about 241 miles away, leaves $3,304 a month, more than Missoula.