Police officer · Iowa City, IA
Police officer in Iowa City: $2,389/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Iowa City at $76,190 a year. About 320 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.79). The 10th percentile is $63,270 and the 90th is $92,680. Pay ranks 153rd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($911/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,389 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 197 miles away, at $2,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,389
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,190
$63,270 to $92,680
Rent (1 bd)
$911
$1,085 (2 bd)
Employment
320
Location quotient 0.79
Pay rank
153rd of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $76,190.
- Taxes$1,379
- Rent$911
- Other living costs$1,670
- Left over$2,389
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,190
- Federal income tax
- −$8,376
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,829
- State income tax (IA)
- −$2,340
- Take-home pay
- $59,645
- Effective tax rate
- 21.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $911
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $411
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,581
Left over each month
$6,349 gross, minus $1,379 in tax and $2,581 in living costs.
$2,389
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chicago, $2,933/mo.
Police officer leftover by city →Best cities for police officers to move to →Police officer nearby
Other jobs in Iowa City
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a police officer make in Iowa City?
$76,190 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 320 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Iowa City?
$2,389 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $911, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Chicago, about 197 miles away, leaves $2,933 a month, more than Iowa City.