Police officer · Visalia, CA
Police officer in Visalia: $2,166/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Visalia at $90,910 a year. About 540 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.73). The 10th percentile is $62,200 and the 90th is $155,530. Pay ranks 52nd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,238/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,166 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 209 miles away, at $5,111 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,166
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$90,910
$62,200 to $155,530
Rent (1 bd)
$1,238
$1,474 (2 bd)
Employment
540
Location quotient 0.73
Pay rank
52nd of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $90,910.
- Taxes$1,921
- Rent$1,238
- Other living costs$2,251
- Left over$2,166
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $90,910
- Federal income tax
- −$11,614
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,955
- State income tax (CA)
- −$4,482
- Take-home pay
- $67,859
- Effective tax rate
- 25.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,238
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $681
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,489
Left over each month
$7,576 gross, minus $1,921 in tax and $3,489 in living costs.
$2,166
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 Visalia?
$90,910 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 540 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Visalia?
$2,166 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,238, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Carson City, about 209 miles away, leaves $5,111 a month, more than Visalia.