Police officer · Champaign, IL
Police officer in Champaign: $2,265/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Champaign at $78,520 a year. About 430 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.94). The 10th percentile is $54,400 and the 90th is $108,190. Pay ranks 118th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($897/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,265 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 108 miles away, at $2,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,265
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$78,520
$54,400 to $108,190
Rent (1 bd)
$897
$1,068 (2 bd)
Employment
430
Location quotient 0.94
Pay rank
118th 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 $78,520.
- Taxes$1,554
- Rent$897
- Other living costs$1,828
- Left over$2,265
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $78,520
- Federal income tax
- −$8,888
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,007
- State income tax (IL)
- −$3,749
- Take-home pay
- $59,875
- Effective tax rate
- 23.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $897
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $459
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,725
Left over each month
$6,543 gross, minus $1,554 in tax and $2,725 in living costs.
$2,265
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 Champaign?
$78,520 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 430 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Champaign?
$2,265 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $897, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Chicago, about 108 miles away, leaves $2,933 a month, more than Champaign.