Police officer · Cedar Rapids, IA
Police officer in Cedar Rapids: $2,494/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Cedar Rapids at $79,280 a year. About 450 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.74). The 10th percentile is $62,560 and the 90th is $97,430. Pay ranks 108th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,494 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 196 miles away, at $2,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,494
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,280
$62,560 to $97,430
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
450
Location quotient 0.74
Pay rank
108th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $79,280.
- Taxes$1,465
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,744
- Left over$2,494
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,280
- Federal income tax
- −$9,056
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,065
- State income tax (IA)
- −$2,458
- Take-home pay
- $61,702
- Effective tax rate
- 22.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $485
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,648
Left over each month
$6,607 gross, minus $1,465 in tax and $2,648 in living costs.
$2,494
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 Cedar Rapids?
$79,280 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 450 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Cedar Rapids?
$2,494 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Chicago, about 196 miles away, leaves $2,933 a month, more than Cedar Rapids.