Police officer · San Diego, CA
Police officer in San Diego: $2,044/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in San Diego at $110,400 a year. About 4,950 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.75). The 10th percentile is $78,010 and the 90th is $151,960. Pay ranks 15th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,292/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,044 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Santa Maria, about 215 miles away, at $2,781 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$2,044
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$110,400
$78,010 to $151,960
Rent (1 bd)
$2,292
$2,728 (2 bd)
Employment
4,950
Location quotient 0.75
Pay rank
15th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $110,400.
- Taxes$2,516
- Rent$2,292
- Other$2,348
- Left$2,044
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $110,400
- Federal income tax
- −$15,458
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,446
- State income tax (CA)
- −$6,294
- Take-home pay
- $80,202
- Effective tax rate
- 27.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,292
- Groceries
- $468
- Getting around
- $650
- Healthcare
- $527
- Utilities and internet
- $293
- Everything else
- $410
- Total spending
- $4,640
After tax and rent
$2,044 left/mo
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Santa Maria, $2,781/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in San Diego?
$110,400 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,950 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in San Diego?
$2,044 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,292, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Santa Maria, about 215 miles away, leaves $2,781 a month, more than San Diego.