Police officer · Modesto, CA
Police officer in Modesto: $2,323/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Modesto at $98,230 a year. About 960 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.14). The 10th percentile is $78,230 and the 90th is $123,690. Pay ranks 33rd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,463/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,323 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 129 miles away, at $5,111 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,323
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,230
$78,230 to $123,690
Rent (1 bd)
$1,463
$1,742 (2 bd)
Employment
960
Location quotient 1.14
Pay rank
33rd of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $98,230.
- Taxes$2,158
- Rent$1,463
- Other living costs$2,241
- Left over$2,323
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,230
- Federal income tax
- −$13,225
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,515
- State income tax (CA)
- −$5,163
- Take-home pay
- $72,328
- Effective tax rate
- 26.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,463
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $670
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,704
Left over each month
$8,186 gross, minus $2,158 in tax and $3,704 in living costs.
$2,323
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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- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Modesto?
$98,230 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 960 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Modesto?
$2,323 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,463, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Carson City, about 129 miles away, leaves $5,111 a month, more than Modesto.