Police officer · Worcester, MA
Police officer in Worcester: $1,365/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Worcester at $80,210 a year. About 2,000 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.33). The 10th percentile is $60,150 and the 90th is $102,530. Pay ranks 98th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,745/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,365 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Reading, about 245 miles away, at $2,323 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,365
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$80,210
$60,150 to $102,530
Rent (1 bd)
$1,745
$2,077 (2 bd)
Employment
2,000
Location quotient 1.33
Pay rank
98th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $80,210.
- Taxes$1,599
- Rent$1,745
- Other living costs$1,975
- Left over$1,365
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $80,210
- Federal income tax
- −$9,260
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,136
- State income tax (MA)
- −$3,791
- Take-home pay
- $61,023
- Effective tax rate
- 23.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,745
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,720
Left over each month
$6,684 gross, minus $1,599 in tax and $3,720 in living costs.
$1,365
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Reading, $2,323/mo.
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- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Worcester?
$80,210 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,000 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Worcester?
$1,365 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,745, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Reading, about 245 miles away, leaves $2,323 a month, more than Worcester.