Police officer · Spokane, WA
Police officer in Spokane: $3,205/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Spokane at $95,660 a year. About 600 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.55). The 10th percentile is $68,540 and the 90th is $104,920. Pay ranks 40th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,187/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,205 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Seattle, about 197 miles away, at $3,559 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,205
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$95,660
$68,540 to $104,920
Rent (1 bd)
$1,187
$1,413 (2 bd)
Employment
600
Location quotient 0.55
Pay rank
40th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $95,660.
- Taxes$1,665
- Rent$1,187
- Other living costs$1,915
- Left over$3,205
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $95,660
- Federal income tax
- −$12,659
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,318
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $75,683
- Effective tax rate
- 20.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,187
- Groceries
- $380
- Getting around
- $538
- Healthcare
- $428
- Utilities and internet
- $238
- Everything else
- $333
- Total spending
- $3,102
Left over each month
$7,972 gross, minus $1,665 in tax and $3,102 in living costs.
$3,205
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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Questions
What does a police officer make in Spokane?
$95,660 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 600 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Spokane?
$3,205 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,187, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Seattle, about 197 miles away, leaves $3,559 a month, more than Spokane.