Police officer · Bloomington, IN
Police officer in Bloomington: $1,538/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Bloomington at $68,170 a year. About 270 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.86). The 10th percentile is $51,860 and the 90th is $103,650. Pay ranks 221st-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,062/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,538 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 210 miles away, at $3,180 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,538
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$68,170
$51,860 to $103,650
Rent (1 bd)
$1,062
$1,264 (2 bd)
Employment
270
Location quotient 0.86
Pay rank
221st of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $68,170.
- Taxes$1,239
- Rent$1,062
- Other living costs$1,842
- Left over$1,538
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $68,170
- Federal income tax
- −$6,611
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,215
- State income tax (IN)
- −$2,015
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,023
- Take-home pay
- $53,306
- Effective tax rate
- 21.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,062
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $470
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $2,904
Left over each month
$5,681 gross, minus $1,239 in tax and $2,904 in living costs.
$1,538
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 Bloomington?
$68,170 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 270 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Bloomington?
$1,538 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $1,062, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 210 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than Bloomington.