Police officer · Providence, RI
Police officer in Providence: $1,258/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Providence at $76,850 a year. About 3,120 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $60,590 and the 90th is $98,710. Pay ranks 140th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,740/mo). Rhode Island taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,258 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Binghamton, about 245 miles away, at $2,227 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,258
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,850
$60,590 to $98,710
Rent (1 bd)
$1,740
$2,072 (2 bd)
Employment
3,120
Location quotient 1.01
Pay rank
140th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $76,850.
- Taxes$1,407
- Rent$1,740
- Other living costs$1,999
- Left over$1,258
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,850
- Federal income tax
- −$8,521
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,879
- State income tax (RI)
- −$2,486
- Take-home pay
- $59,964
- Effective tax rate
- 22.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,740
- Groceries
- $416
- Getting around
- $491
- Healthcare
- $468
- Utilities and internet
- $260
- Everything else
- $364
- Total spending
- $3,739
Left over each month
$6,404 gross, minus $1,407 in tax and $3,739 in living costs.
$1,258
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Binghamton, $2,227/mo.
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Other jobs in Providence
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- 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 Providence?
$76,850 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,120 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Providence?
$1,258 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Rhode Island taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,740, and pay covers 3.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Binghamton, about 245 miles away, leaves $2,227 a month, more than Providence.