Police officer · Fort Wayne, IN
Police officer in Fort Wayne: $2,127/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Fort Wayne at $79,210 a year. About 820 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.84). The 10th percentile is $61,520 and the 90th is $90,390. Pay ranks 109th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($970/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 $2,127 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 144 miles away, at $3,180 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,127
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,210
$61,520 to $90,390
Rent (1 bd)
$970
$1,155 (2 bd)
Employment
820
Location quotient 0.84
Pay rank
109th 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 $79,210.
- Taxes$1,553
- Rent$970
- Other living costs$1,951
- Left over$2,127
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,210
- Federal income tax
- −$9,040
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,060
- State income tax (IN)
- −$2,346
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,188
- Take-home pay
- $60,576
- Effective tax rate
- 23.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $970
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $579
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $2,921
Left over each month
$6,601 gross, minus $1,553 in tax and $2,921 in living costs.
$2,127
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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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Fort Wayne?
$79,210 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 820 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Fort Wayne?
$2,127 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 $970, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 144 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than Fort Wayne.