Police officer · Ogden, UT
Police officer in Ogden: $1,848/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Ogden at $78,070 a year. About 820 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.70). The 10th percentile is $62,100 and the 90th is $94,150. Pay ranks 126th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,203/mo). Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,848 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Grand Junction, about 232 miles away, at $2,716 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,848
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$78,070
$62,100 to $94,150
Rent (1 bd)
$1,203
$1,432 (2 bd)
Employment
820
Location quotient 0.70
Pay rank
126th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $78,070.
- Taxes$1,526
- Rent$1,203
- Other living costs$1,929
- Left over$1,848
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $78,070
- Federal income tax
- −$8,789
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,972
- State income tax (UT)
- −$3,552
- Take-home pay
- $59,756
- Effective tax rate
- 23.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,203
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,132
Left over each month
$6,506 gross, minus $1,526 in tax and $3,132 in living costs.
$1,848
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Grand Junction, $2,716/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Ogden?
$78,070 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 820 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Ogden?
$1,848 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax Rent is $1,203, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Grand Junction, about 232 miles away, leaves $2,716 a month, more than Ogden.