Police officer · Bloomington, IL
Police officer in Bloomington: $2,340/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Bloomington at $80,480 a year. About 360 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.93). The 10th percentile is $47,540 and the 90th is $100,490. Pay ranks 92nd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,340 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 102 miles away, at $2,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,340
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$80,480
$47,540 to $100,490
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
360
Location quotient 0.93
Pay rank
92nd of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $80,480.
- Taxes$1,610
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,852
- Left over$2,340
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $80,480
- Federal income tax
- −$9,320
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,157
- State income tax (IL)
- −$3,846
- Take-home pay
- $61,157
- Effective tax rate
- 24.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $483
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,756
Left over each month
$6,707 gross, minus $1,610 in tax and $2,756 in living costs.
$2,340
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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Questions
What does a police officer make in Bloomington?
$80,480 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 360 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Bloomington?
$2,340 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 7.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Chicago, about 102 miles away, leaves $2,933 a month, more than Bloomington.