Police officer · Olympia, WA
Police officer in Olympia: $2,900/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Olympia at $99,810 a year. About 380 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.68). The 10th percentile is $84,500 and the 90th is $121,570. Pay ranks 31st-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,552/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,900 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Seattle, about 61 miles away, at $3,559 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,900
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$99,810
$84,500 to $121,570
Rent (1 bd)
$1,552
$1,848 (2 bd)
Employment
380
Location quotient 0.68
Pay rank
31st 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 $99,810.
- Taxes$1,767
- Rent$1,552
- Other living costs$2,098
- Left over$2,900
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $99,810
- Federal income tax
- −$13,572
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,635
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $78,602
- Effective tax rate
- 21.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,552
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $541
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,650
Left over each month
$8,318 gross, minus $1,767 in tax and $3,650 in living costs.
$2,900
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 Olympia?
$99,810 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 380 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Olympia?
$2,900 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,552, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Seattle, about 61 miles away, leaves $3,559 a month, more than Olympia.