Police officer · Tucson, AZ
Police officer in Tucson: $2,162/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Tucson at $76,970 a year. About 1,600 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.95). The 10th percentile is $57,990 and the 90th is $100,510. Pay ranks 136th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,009/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,162 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Phoenix, about 75 miles away, at $2,239 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,162
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,970
$57,990 to $100,510
Rent (1 bd)
$1,009
$1,201 (2 bd)
Employment
1,600
Location quotient 0.95
Pay rank
136th 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 $76,970.
- Taxes$1,333
- Rent$1,009
- Other living costs$1,910
- Left over$2,162
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,970
- Federal income tax
- −$8,547
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,888
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$1,559
- Take-home pay
- $60,975
- Effective tax rate
- 20.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,009
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,919
Left over each month
$6,414 gross, minus $1,333 in tax and $2,919 in living costs.
$2,162
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Phoenix, $2,239/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Tucson?
$76,970 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,600 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Tucson?
$2,162 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $1,009, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Phoenix, about 75 miles away, leaves $2,239 a month, more than Tucson.