Police officer · Kankakee, IL
Police officer in Kankakee: $2,018/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Kankakee at $78,840 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 1.06). The 10th percentile is $49,040 and the 90th is $106,010. Pay ranks 114th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,060/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,018 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 43 miles away, at $2,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,018
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$78,840
$49,040 to $106,010
Rent (1 bd)
$1,060
$1,262 (2 bd)
Employment
190
Location quotient 1.06
Pay rank
114th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $78,840.
- Taxes$1,563
- Rent$1,060
- Other living costs$1,929
- Left over$2,018
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $78,840
- Federal income tax
- −$8,959
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,031
- State income tax (IL)
- −$3,765
- Take-home pay
- $60,085
- Effective tax rate
- 23.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,060
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,989
Left over each month
$6,570 gross, minus $1,563 in tax and $2,989 in living costs.
$2,018
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 Kankakee?
$78,840 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 Kankakee?
$2,018 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $1,060, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Chicago, about 43 miles away, leaves $2,933 a month, more than Kankakee.