Police officer · Chicago, IL
Police officer in Chicago: $2,970/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Chicago at $107,810 a year. About 22,680 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.17). The 10th percentile is $63,450 and the 90th is $123,130. Pay ranks 16th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,782/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,970 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Waterloo is the strongest other metro for this job ($2,605 left over a month), and Chicago still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$2,970
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$107,810
$63,450 to $123,130
Rent (1 bd)
$1,782
$2,122 (2 bd)
Employment
22,680
Location quotient 1.17
Pay rank
16th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $107,810.
- Taxes$2,361
- Rent$1,782
- Other$1,871
- Left$2,970
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $107,810
- Federal income tax
- −$14,888
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,247
- State income tax (IL)
- −$5,199
- Take-home pay
- $79,475
- Effective tax rate
- 26.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,782
- Groceries
- $408
- Getting around
- $392
- Healthcare
- $459
- Utilities and internet
- $255
- Everything else
- $357
- Total spending
- $3,653
After tax and rent
$2,970 left/mo
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Waterloo, $2,605/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Chicago?
$107,810 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 22,680 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Chicago?
$2,970 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $1,782, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Chicago leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Waterloo at $2,605 a month.