Police officer · Salem, OR
Police officer in Salem: $1,636/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Salem at $84,320 a year. About 510 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.62). The 10th percentile is $62,600 and the 90th is $109,350. Pay ranks 62nd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,270/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,636 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Seattle, about 185 miles away, at $3,559 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,636
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$84,320
$62,600 to $109,350
Rent (1 bd)
$1,270
$1,512 (2 bd)
Employment
510
Location quotient 0.62
Pay rank
62nd of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $84,320.
- Taxes$1,954
- Rent$1,270
- Other living costs$2,166
- Left over$1,636
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $84,320
- Federal income tax
- −$10,164
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,450
- State income tax (OR)
- −$6,837
- Take-home pay
- $60,868
- Effective tax rate
- 27.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,270
- Groceries
- $434
- Getting around
- $593
- Healthcare
- $488
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $380
- Total spending
- $3,436
Left over each month
$7,027 gross, minus $1,954 in tax and $3,436 in living costs.
$1,636
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Seattle, $3,559/mo.
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- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
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- Firefighter
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Salem?
$84,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 510 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Salem?
$1,636 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,270, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Seattle, about 185 miles away, leaves $3,559 a month, more than Salem.