Police officer · St. Joseph, MO
Police officer in St. Joseph: $1,345/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in St. Joseph at $58,170 a year. About 270 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.15). The 10th percentile is $41,930 and the 90th is $79,170. Pay ranks 313th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($754/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,345 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lincoln, about 129 miles away, at $3,099 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,345
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,170
$41,930 to $79,170
Rent (1 bd)
$754
$898 (2 bd)
Employment
270
Location quotient 1.15
Pay rank
313th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $58,170.
- Taxes$933
- Rent$754
- Other living costs$1,815
- Left over$1,345
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,170
- Federal income tax
- −$4,942
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,450
- State income tax (MO)
- −$1,807
- Take-home pay
- $46,971
- Effective tax rate
- 19.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $754
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,569
Left over each month
$4,848 gross, minus $933 in tax and $2,569 in living costs.
$1,345
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lincoln, $3,099/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Elementary school teacher
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- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a police officer make in St. Joseph?
$58,170 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 270 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in St. Joseph?
$1,345 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $754, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Lincoln, about 129 miles away, leaves $3,099 a month, more than St. Joseph.