Police officer · Evansville, IN
Police officer in Evansville: $1,850/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Evansville at $72,800 a year. About 510 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.87). The 10th percentile is $58,580 and the 90th is $96,840. Pay ranks 199th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($893/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,850 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 145 miles away, at $2,523 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,850
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$72,800
$58,580 to $96,840
Rent (1 bd)
$893
$1,063 (2 bd)
Employment
510
Location quotient 0.87
Pay rank
199th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $72,800.
- Taxes$1,370
- Rent$893
- Other living costs$1,953
- Left over$1,850
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $72,800
- Federal income tax
- −$7,630
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,569
- State income tax (IN)
- −$2,154
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,092
- Take-home pay
- $56,355
- Effective tax rate
- 22.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $893
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $581
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $2,846
Left over each month
$6,067 gross, minus $1,370 in tax and $2,846 in living costs.
$1,850
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Decatur, $2,523/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Evansville?
$72,800 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 510 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Evansville?
$1,850 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $893, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Decatur, about 145 miles away, leaves $2,523 a month, more than Evansville.