Police officer · Provo, UT
Police officer in Provo: $1,692/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Provo at $76,290 a year. About 680 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.52). The 10th percentile is $60,150 and the 90th is $90,940. Pay ranks 150th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,303/mo). Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,692 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Grand Junction, about 217 miles away, at $2,716 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,692
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,290
$60,150 to $90,940
Rent (1 bd)
$1,303
$1,551 (2 bd)
Employment
680
Location quotient 0.52
Pay rank
150th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $76,290.
- Taxes$1,475
- Rent$1,303
- Other living costs$1,887
- Left over$1,692
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,290
- Federal income tax
- −$8,398
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,836
- State income tax (UT)
- −$3,471
- Take-home pay
- $58,585
- Effective tax rate
- 23.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,303
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $482
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,190
Left over each month
$6,358 gross, minus $1,475 in tax and $3,190 in living costs.
$1,692
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 Provo?
$76,290 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 680 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Provo?
$1,692 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax Rent is $1,303, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Grand Junction, about 217 miles away, leaves $2,716 a month, more than Provo.