Police officer · Akron, OH
Police officer in Akron: $2,050/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Akron at $74,650 a year. About 1,610 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 $53,360 and the 90th is $87,760. Pay ranks 171st-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,050 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 113 miles away, at $3,180 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,050
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$74,650
$53,360 to $87,760
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
1,610
Location quotient 1.17
Pay rank
171st of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $74,650.
- Taxes$1,381
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,885
- Left over$2,050
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $74,650
- Federal income tax
- −$8,037
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,711
- State income tax (OH)
- −$1,337
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,493
- Take-home pay
- $58,073
- Effective tax rate
- 22.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $375
- Getting around
- $526
- Healthcare
- $422
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $328
- Total spending
- $2,789
Left over each month
$6,221 gross, minus $1,381 in tax and $2,789 in living costs.
$2,050
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Columbus, $3,180/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Akron?
$74,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,610 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Akron?
$2,050 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 113 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than Akron.