Police officer · Stockton, CA
Police officer in Stockton: $2,222/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Stockton at $99,900 a year. About 930 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 $77,980 and the 90th is $130,850. Pay ranks 30th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,674/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,222 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 118 miles away, at $5,111 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,222
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$99,900
$77,980 to $130,850
Rent (1 bd)
$1,674
$1,993 (2 bd)
Employment
930
Location quotient 0.75
Pay rank
30th 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 $99,900.
- Taxes$2,213
- Rent$1,674
- Other living costs$2,216
- Left over$2,222
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $99,900
- Federal income tax
- −$13,592
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,642
- State income tax (CA)
- −$5,318
- Take-home pay
- $73,348
- Effective tax rate
- 26.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,674
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $646
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,890
Left over each month
$8,325 gross, minus $2,213 in tax and $3,890 in living costs.
$2,222
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 Stockton?
$99,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 930 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Stockton?
$2,222 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,674, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Carson City, about 118 miles away, leaves $5,111 a month, more than Stockton.