Police officer · Seattle, WA
Police officer in Seattle: $3,596/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Seattle at $115,120 a year. About 4,520 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.50). The 10th percentile is $94,290 and the 90th is $136,110. Pay ranks 12th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,758/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,596 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Kennewick is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,341 left over a month), and Seattle still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,596
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$115,120
$94,290 to $136,110
Rent (1 bd)
$1,758
$2,093 (2 bd)
Employment
4,520
Location quotient 0.50
Pay rank
12th 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 $115,120.
- Taxes$2,109
- Rent$1,758
- Other$2,131
- Left$3,596
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $115,120
- Federal income tax
- −$16,496
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,807
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $89,817
- Effective tax rate
- 22.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,758
- Groceries
- $452
- Getting around
- $493
- Healthcare
- $508
- Utilities and internet
- $283
- Everything else
- $395
- Total spending
- $3,889
After tax and rent
$3,596 left/mo
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kennewick, $3,341/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Seattle?
$115,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,520 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Seattle?
$3,596 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,758, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Seattle leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Kennewick at $3,341 a month.