Police officer · Mount Vernon, WA
Police officer in Mount Vernon: $2,758/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Mount Vernon at $100,480 a year. About 220 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.98). The 10th percentile is $82,140 and the 90th is $107,340. Pay ranks 28th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,652/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,758 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Seattle, about 68 miles away, at $3,559 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,758
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,480
$82,140 to $107,340
Rent (1 bd)
$1,652
$1,967 (2 bd)
Employment
220
Location quotient 0.98
Pay rank
28th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $100,480.
- Taxes$1,784
- Rent$1,652
- Other living costs$2,179
- Left over$2,758
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,480
- Federal income tax
- −$13,720
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,687
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $79,074
- Effective tax rate
- 21.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,652
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $622
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,831
Left over each month
$8,373 gross, minus $1,784 in tax and $3,831 in living costs.
$2,758
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Seattle, $3,559/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Mount Vernon?
$100,480 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 220 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Mount Vernon?
$2,758 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,652, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Seattle, about 68 miles away, leaves $3,559 a month, more than Mount Vernon.