Police officer · Pueblo, CO
Police officer in Pueblo: $1,941/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Pueblo at $76,060 a year. About 270 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.02). The 10th percentile is $71,580 and the 90th is $91,250. Pay ranks 156th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($979/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,941 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 142 miles away, at $2,851 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,941
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,060
$71,580 to $91,250
Rent (1 bd)
$979
$1,165 (2 bd)
Employment
270
Location quotient 1.02
Pay rank
156th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $76,060.
- Taxes$1,406
- Rent$979
- Other living costs$2,012
- Left over$1,941
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,060
- Federal income tax
- −$8,347
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,819
- State income tax (CO)
- −$2,704
- Take-home pay
- $59,190
- Effective tax rate
- 22.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $979
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $601
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $2,991
Left over each month
$6,338 gross, minus $1,406 in tax and $2,991 in living costs.
$1,941
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boulder, $2,851/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Pueblo?
$76,060 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 270 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Pueblo?
$1,941 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $979, and pay covers 6.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Boulder, about 142 miles away, leaves $2,851 a month, more than Pueblo.