Police officer · Eau Claire, WI

Police officer in Eau Claire: $2,065/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Eau Claire at $75,440 a year. About 310 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $53,140 and the 90th is $98,800. Pay ranks 162nd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($911/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,065 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Minneapolis, about 98 miles away, at $2,648 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,065

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$75,440

$53,140 to $98,800

Rent (1 bd)

$911

$1,085 (2 bd)

Employment

310

Location quotient 0.83

Pay rank

162nd of 380

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $75,440.

Taxes$1,407
Rent$911
Other living costs$1,904
Left over$2,065

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $75,440
Federal income tax: −$8,211
Social Security and Medicare: −$5,771
State income tax (WI): −$2,901
Take-home pay: $58,557
Effective tax rate: 22.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $911
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $535
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,815

Left over each month

$6,287 gross, minus $1,407 in tax and $2,815 in living costs.

$2,065

Rank every metro for a police officer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Minneapolis, $2,648/mo.

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Questions

What does a police officer make in Eau Claire?

$75,440 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 310 police officer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Eau Claire?

$2,065 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $911, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a police officer keep more?

Minneapolis, about 98 miles away, leaves $2,648 a month, more than Eau Claire.