Police officer · Redding, CA
Police officer in Redding: $3,166/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Redding at $107,270 a year. About 290 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.94). The 10th percentile is $59,150 and the 90th is $166,550. Pay ranks 17th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,105/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,166 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 165 miles away, at $5,111 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,166
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$107,270
$59,150 to $166,550
Rent (1 bd)
$1,105
$1,315 (2 bd)
Employment
290
Location quotient 0.94
Pay rank
17th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $107,270.
- Taxes$2,452
- Rent$1,105
- Other living costs$2,216
- Left over$3,166
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $107,270
- Federal income tax
- −$15,213
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,206
- State income tax (CA)
- −$6,003
- Take-home pay
- $77,847
- Effective tax rate
- 27.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,105
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $646
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,321
Left over each month
$8,939 gross, minus $2,452 in tax and $3,321 in living costs.
$3,166
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Carson City, $5,111/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Redding?
$107,270 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 290 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Redding?
$3,166 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,105, and pay covers 8.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Carson City, about 165 miles away, leaves $5,111 a month, more than Redding.