Police officer · Santa Rosa, CA

Police officer in Santa Rosa: $3,179/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Santa Rosa at $125,910 a year. About 590 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.67). The 10th percentile is $81,320 and the 90th is $149,560. Pay ranks 6th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,100/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,179 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 176 miles away, at $5,111 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,179

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$125,910

$81,320 to $149,560

Rent (1 bd)

$2,100

$2,500 (2 bd)

Employment

590

Location quotient 0.67

Pay rank

6th of 380

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $125,910.

Taxes$3,070
Rent$2,100
Other living costs$2,144
Left over$3,179

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $125,910
Federal income tax: −$19,465
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,632
State income tax (CA): −$7,737
Take-home pay: $89,076
Effective tax rate: 29.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $2,100
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $574
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $4,244

Left over each month

$10,493 gross, minus $3,070 in tax and $4,244 in living costs.

$3,179

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 Santa Rosa?

$125,910 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 590 police officer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Santa Rosa?

$3,179 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,100, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a police officer keep more?

Carson City, about 176 miles away, leaves $5,111 a month, more than Santa Rosa.