Police officer · Yuma, AZ
Police officer in Yuma: $1,464/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Yuma at $65,510 a year. About 350 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.17). The 10th percentile is $54,890 and the 90th is $78,020. Pay ranks 234th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($951/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,464 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Phoenix, about 111 miles away, at $2,239 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,464
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$65,510
$54,890 to $78,020
Rent (1 bd)
$951
$1,132 (2 bd)
Employment
350
Location quotient 1.17
Pay rank
234th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $65,510.
- Taxes$1,026
- Rent$951
- Other living costs$2,018
- Left over$1,464
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $65,510
- Federal income tax
- −$6,026
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,012
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$1,273
- Take-home pay
- $53,200
- Effective tax rate
- 18.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $951
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $603
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,969
Left over each month
$5,459 gross, minus $1,026 in tax and $2,969 in living costs.
$1,464
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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- Registered nurse
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- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a police officer make in Yuma?
$65,510 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 350 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Yuma?
$1,464 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $951, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Phoenix, about 111 miles away, leaves $2,239 a month, more than Yuma.