Police officer · Elizabethtown, KY
Police officer in Elizabethtown: $983/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Elizabethtown at $59,030 a year. About 340 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.53). The 10th percentile is $44,990 and the 90th is $80,790. Pay ranks 299th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($942/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $983 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 229 miles away, at $3,180 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$983
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,030
$44,990 to $80,790
Rent (1 bd)
$942
$1,121 (2 bd)
Employment
340
Location quotient 1.53
Pay rank
299th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $59,030.
- Taxes$1,056
- Rent$942
- Other living costs$1,938
- Left over$983
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,030
- Federal income tax
- −$5,045
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,516
- State income tax (KY)
- −$2,230
- City / county wage tax
- −$885
- Take-home pay
- $46,353
- Effective tax rate
- 21.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $942
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $569
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,880
Left over each month
$4,919 gross, minus $1,056 in tax and $2,880 in living costs.
$983
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Columbus, $3,180/mo.
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- Pharmacist
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- Physical therapist
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Elizabethtown?
$59,030 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 340 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Elizabethtown?
$983 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $942, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 229 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than Elizabethtown.