Police officer · Cheyenne, WY
Police officer in Cheyenne: $1,545/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Cheyenne median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Wyoming median, $66,140 a year. Wyoming has about 1,310 police officer jobs. The 10th percentile is $57,130 and the 90th is $76,840. On the pay used here, Cheyenne ranks 232nd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,021/mo). Wyoming has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,545 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 91 miles away, at $2,851 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,545
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$66,140
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,021
$1,216 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
232nd of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
5.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $66,140.
- Taxes$935
- Rent$1,021
- Other living costs$2,010
- Left over$1,545
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $66,140
- Federal income tax
- −$6,165
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,060
- State income tax (WY)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $54,915
- Effective tax rate
- 17.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,021
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $599
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,031
Left over each month
$5,512 gross, minus $935 in tax and $3,031 in living costs.
$1,545
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boulder, $2,851/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Cheyenne?
$66,140 a year. That figure is the Wyoming median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Cheyenne?
$1,545 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wyoming has no state income tax Rent is $1,021, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Boulder, about 91 miles away, leaves $2,851 a month, more than Cheyenne.