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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Grand Junction, CO

The median police and sheriff's patrol officers in Grand Junction, CO earns $93,640 a year, 23% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,882 a month.

10th percentile
$64,380
25th percentile
$75,150
Median percentile
$93,640
75th percentile
$97,410
90th percentile
$97,410

Based on 240 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$70,586 take-home a year
Gross pay$93,640
Federal income tax−$11,771
Social Security + Medicare−$7,163
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$4,120
Monthly take-home$5,882
Every two weeks$2,715

Does it go far here?

$98,077Median pay in Grand Junction, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
20%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,182 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Junction, CO

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$107,130
Registered Nurses$95,990
Accountants and Auditors$76,870
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,400
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$74,660
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$68,990
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$67,240
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,600

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