Police officer · Yakima, WA
Police officer in Yakima: $3,241/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Yakima at $98,340 a year. About 370 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.89). The 10th percentile is $73,030 and the 90th is $103,160. Pay ranks 32nd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($991/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,241 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Seattle, about 87 miles away, at $3,559 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,241
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,340
$73,030 to $103,160
Rent (1 bd)
$991
$1,180 (2 bd)
Employment
370
Location quotient 0.89
Pay rank
32nd of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $98,340.
- Taxes$1,731
- Rent$991
- Other living costs$2,232
- Left over$3,241
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,340
- Federal income tax
- −$13,249
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,523
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $77,568
- Effective tax rate
- 21.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $991
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $675
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,223
Left over each month
$8,195 gross, minus $1,731 in tax and $3,223 in living costs.
$3,241
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Seattle, $3,559/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Yakima?
$98,340 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 370 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Yakima?
$3,241 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $991, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Seattle, about 87 miles away, leaves $3,559 a month, more than Yakima.