Police officer · Portland, ME
Police officer in Portland: $839/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Portland at $73,600 a year. About 860 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.69). The 10th percentile is $61,050 and the 90th is $92,350. Pay ranks 189th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,867/mo). Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $839 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Waterbury, about 200 miles away, at $1,815 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$839
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$73,600
$61,050 to $92,350
Rent (1 bd)
$1,867
$2,223 (2 bd)
Employment
860
Location quotient 0.69
Pay rank
189th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $73,600.
- Taxes$1,430
- Rent$1,867
- Other living costs$1,997
- Left over$839
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $73,600
- Federal income tax
- −$7,806
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,630
- State income tax (ME)
- −$3,728
- Take-home pay
- $56,436
- Effective tax rate
- 23.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,867
- Groceries
- $410
- Getting around
- $510
- Healthcare
- $462
- Utilities and internet
- $257
- Everything else
- $359
- Total spending
- $3,864
Left over each month
$6,133 gross, minus $1,430 in tax and $3,864 in living costs.
$839
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Waterbury, $1,815/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Portland?
$73,600 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 860 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Portland?
$839 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,867, and pay covers 3.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Waterbury, about 200 miles away, leaves $1,815 a month, more than Portland.