Police officer · Decatur, IL
Police officer in Decatur: $2,523/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Decatur at $81,800 a year. About 200 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.00). The 10th percentile is $53,450 and the 90th is $108,120. Pay ranks 85th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($699/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,523 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 144 miles away, at $2,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,523
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$81,800
$53,450 to $108,120
Rent (1 bd)
$699
$832 (2 bd)
Employment
200
Location quotient 1.00
Pay rank
85th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $81,800.
- Taxes$1,648
- Rent$699
- Other living costs$1,946
- Left over$2,523
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $81,800
- Federal income tax
- −$9,610
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,258
- State income tax (IL)
- −$3,912
- Take-home pay
- $62,021
- Effective tax rate
- 24.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $699
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $577
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,645
Left over each month
$6,817 gross, minus $1,648 in tax and $2,645 in living costs.
$2,523
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 Decatur?
$81,800 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 200 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Decatur?
$2,523 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $699, and pay covers 9.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Chicago, about 144 miles away, leaves $2,933 a month, more than Decatur.