Police officer · Appleton, WI
Police officer in Appleton: $2,162/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Appleton at $77,620 a year. About 340 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.64). The 10th percentile is $59,700 and the 90th is $91,550. Pay ranks 129th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($916/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,162 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 177 miles away, at $2,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,162
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,620
$59,700 to $91,550
Rent (1 bd)
$916
$1,090 (2 bd)
Employment
340
Location quotient 0.64
Pay rank
129th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $77,620.
- Taxes$1,470
- Rent$916
- Other living costs$1,920
- Left over$2,162
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,620
- Federal income tax
- −$8,690
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,938
- State income tax (WI)
- −$3,016
- Take-home pay
- $59,975
- Effective tax rate
- 22.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $916
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,836
Left over each month
$6,468 gross, minus $1,470 in tax and $2,836 in living costs.
$2,162
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chicago, $2,933/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- High school teacher
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- 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 Appleton?
$77,620 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 340 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Appleton?
$2,162 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $916, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Chicago, about 177 miles away, leaves $2,933 a month, more than Appleton.