Police officer · Yuba City, CA

Police officer in Yuba City: $1,855/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Yuba City at $83,090 a year. About 240 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.08). The 10th percentile is $63,280 and the 90th is $148,110. Pay ranks 74th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,165/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,855 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 95 miles away, at $5,111 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,855

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$83,090

$63,280 to $148,110

Rent (1 bd)

$1,165

$1,387 (2 bd)

Employment

240

Location quotient 1.08

Pay rank

74th of 380

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $83,090.

Taxes$1,667
Rent$1,165
Other living costs$2,237
Left over$1,855

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $83,090
Federal income tax: −$9,894
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,356
State income tax (CA): −$3,755
Take-home pay: $63,085
Effective tax rate: 24.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,165
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $666
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $3,402

Left over each month

$6,924 gross, minus $1,667 in tax and $3,402 in living costs.

$1,855

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 Yuba City?

$83,090 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 police officer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Yuba City?

$1,855 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,165, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a police officer keep more?

Carson City, about 95 miles away, leaves $5,111 a month, more than Yuba City.