Police officer · Sacramento, CA
Police officer in Sacramento: $2,937/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Sacramento at $111,460 a year. About 5,420 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.16). The 10th percentile is $79,150 and the 90th is $159,420. Pay ranks 14th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,663/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,937 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 72 miles away, at $5,153 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$2,937
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$111,460
$79,150 to $159,420
Rent (1 bd)
$1,663
$1,980 (2 bd)
Employment
5,420
Location quotient 1.16
Pay rank
14th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $111,460.
- Taxes$2,551
- Rent$1,663
- Other$2,137
- Left$2,937
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $111,460
- Federal income tax
- −$15,691
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,527
- State income tax (CA)
- −$6,393
- Take-home pay
- $80,849
- Effective tax rate
- 27.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,663
- Groceries
- $424
- Getting around
- $600
- Healthcare
- $477
- Utilities and internet
- $265
- Everything else
- $371
- Total spending
- $3,800
After tax and rent
$2,937 left/mo
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Carson City, $5,153/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Sacramento?
$111,460 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 5,420 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Sacramento?
$2,937 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,663, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Carson City, about 72 miles away, leaves $5,153 a month, more than Sacramento.