Police officer · Muskegon, MI
Police officer in Muskegon: $1,896/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Muskegon at $76,430 a year. About 280 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.04). The 10th percentile is $51,060 and the 90th is $80,250. Pay ranks 147th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,007/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 $1,896 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 136 miles away, at $2,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,896
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,430
$51,060 to $80,250
Rent (1 bd)
$1,007
$1,199 (2 bd)
Employment
280
Location quotient 1.04
Pay rank
147th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $76,430.
- Taxes$1,504
- Rent$1,007
- Other living costs$1,962
- Left over$1,896
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,430
- Federal income tax
- −$8,429
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,847
- State income tax (MI)
- −$3,010
- City / county wage tax
- −$764
- Take-home pay
- $58,380
- Effective tax rate
- 23.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,007
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $593
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,969
Left over each month
$6,369 gross, minus $1,504 in tax and $2,969 in living costs.
$1,896
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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- Pharmacist
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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Muskegon?
$76,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 280 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Muskegon?
$1,896 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 $1,007, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Chicago, about 136 miles away, leaves $2,933 a month, more than Muskegon.