Police officer · Green Bay, WI
Police officer in Green Bay: $2,394/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Green Bay at $81,110 a year. About 580 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.77). The 10th percentile is $60,280 and the 90th is $94,460. Pay ranks 87th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($868/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,394 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 188 miles away, at $2,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,394
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$81,110
$60,280 to $94,460
Rent (1 bd)
$868
$1,033 (2 bd)
Employment
580
Location quotient 0.77
Pay rank
87th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $81,110.
- Taxes$1,572
- Rent$868
- Other living costs$1,925
- Left over$2,394
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $81,110
- Federal income tax
- −$9,458
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,205
- State income tax (WI)
- −$3,201
- Take-home pay
- $62,246
- Effective tax rate
- 23.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $868
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $556
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,793
Left over each month
$6,759 gross, minus $1,572 in tax and $2,793 in living costs.
$2,394
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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Questions
What does a police officer make in Green Bay?
$81,110 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 580 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Green Bay?
$2,394 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $868, and pay covers 7.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Chicago, about 188 miles away, leaves $2,933 a month, more than Green Bay.