Police officer · Grand Island, NE

Police officer in Grand Island: $1,878/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Grand Island at $73,710 a year. About 190 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.12). The 10th percentile is $58,260 and the 90th is $88,280. Pay ranks 187th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,082/mo). Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,878 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lincoln, about 81 miles away, at $3,099 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,878

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$73,710

$58,260 to $88,280

Rent (1 bd)

$1,082

$1,288 (2 bd)

Employment

190

Location quotient 1.12

Pay rank

187th of 380

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $73,710.

Taxes$1,369
Rent$1,082
Other living costs$1,814
Left over$1,878

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $73,710
Federal income tax: −$7,830
Social Security and Medicare: −$5,639
State income tax (NE): −$2,954
Take-home pay: $57,287
Effective tax rate: 22.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,082
Groceries: $349
Getting around: $549
Healthcare: $393
Utilities and internet: $218
Everything else: $306
Total spending: $2,896

Left over each month

$6,143 gross, minus $1,369 in tax and $2,896 in living costs.

$1,878

Rank every metro for a police officer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lincoln, $3,099/mo.

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Questions

What does a police officer make in Grand Island?

$73,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 190 police officer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Grand Island?

$1,878 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,082, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a police officer keep more?

Lincoln, about 81 miles away, leaves $3,099 a month, more than Grand Island.