Police officer · Niles, MI
Police officer in Niles: $1,415/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Niles at $66,610 a year. About 360 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.39). The 10th percentile is $41,600 and the 90th is $82,450. Pay ranks 226th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,000/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 $1,415 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 240 miles away, at $3,180 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,415
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$66,610
$41,600 to $82,450
Rent (1 bd)
$1,000
$1,190 (2 bd)
Employment
360
Location quotient 1.39
Pay rank
226th 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 $66,610.
- Taxes$1,219
- Rent$1,000
- Other living costs$1,917
- Left over$1,415
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $66,610
- Federal income tax
- −$6,268
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,096
- State income tax (MI)
- −$2,593
- City / county wage tax
- −$666
- Take-home pay
- $51,987
- Effective tax rate
- 22.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,000
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,917
Left over each month
$5,551 gross, minus $1,219 in tax and $2,917 in living costs.
$1,415
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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- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
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- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a police officer make in Niles?
$66,610 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 360 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Niles?
$1,415 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 $1,000, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 240 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than Niles.