Police officer · Monroe, MI
Police officer in Monroe: $1,371/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Monroe at $65,300 a year. About 190 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $42,750 and the 90th is $80,140. Pay ranks 235th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($940/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 $1,371 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 139 miles away, at $3,180 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,371
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$65,300
$42,750 to $80,140
Rent (1 bd)
$940
$1,119 (2 bd)
Employment
190
Location quotient 1.06
Pay rank
235th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $65,300.
- Taxes$1,180
- Rent$940
- Other living costs$1,950
- Left over$1,371
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $65,300
- Federal income tax
- −$5,980
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,995
- State income tax (MI)
- −$2,537
- City / county wage tax
- −$653
- Take-home pay
- $51,134
- Effective tax rate
- 21.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $940
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $581
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,890
Left over each month
$5,442 gross, minus $1,180 in tax and $2,890 in living costs.
$1,371
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Columbus, $3,180/mo.
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- Physical therapist
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Monroe?
$65,300 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 190 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Monroe?
$1,371 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 $940, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 139 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than Monroe.