Police officer · Fond du Lac, WI
Police officer in Fond du Lac: $2,289/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Fond du Lac at $79,670 a year. About 230 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.23). The 10th percentile is $62,080 and the 90th is $98,800. Pay ranks 103rd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($882/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,289 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 142 miles away, at $2,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,289
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,670
$62,080 to $98,800
Rent (1 bd)
$882
$1,050 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 1.23
Pay rank
103rd of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $79,670.
- Taxes$1,530
- Rent$882
- Other living costs$1,938
- Left over$2,289
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,670
- Federal income tax
- −$9,141
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,095
- State income tax (WI)
- −$3,125
- Take-home pay
- $61,309
- Effective tax rate
- 23.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $882
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $569
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,820
Left over each month
$6,639 gross, minus $1,530 in tax and $2,820 in living costs.
$2,289
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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- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Fond du Lac?
$79,670 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 230 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Fond du Lac?
$2,289 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $882, and pay covers 7.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Chicago, about 142 miles away, leaves $2,933 a month, more than Fond du Lac.