Police officer · Davenport, IA
Police officer in Davenport: $2,001/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Davenport at $68,550 a year. About 690 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.88). The 10th percentile is $47,480 and the 90th is $91,300. Pay ranks 220th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($740/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,001 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 138 miles away, at $2,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,001
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$68,550
$47,480 to $91,300
Rent (1 bd)
$740
$881 (2 bd)
Employment
690
Location quotient 0.88
Pay rank
220th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $68,550.
- Taxes$1,166
- Rent$740
- Other living costs$1,806
- Left over$2,001
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $68,550
- Federal income tax
- −$6,695
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,244
- State income tax (IA)
- −$2,050
- Take-home pay
- $54,561
- Effective tax rate
- 20.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $740
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,546
Left over each month
$5,713 gross, minus $1,166 in tax and $2,546 in living costs.
$2,001
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 Davenport?
$68,550 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 690 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Davenport?
$2,001 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $740, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Chicago, about 138 miles away, leaves $2,933 a month, more than Davenport.