Police officer · Kansas City, MO

Police officer take-home pay in Kansas City: $1,599 left over a month

A local police officer wage of about $72,500 in Kansas City, MO, after Missouri tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,184. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.

Left over monthly

$1,599

Local pay (annual)

$72,500

$4,682 take-home a month

One-bedroom rent

$1,184

$1,409 for a two-bedroom

Where the money goes

One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a police officer.

  • Taxes$1,360
  • Rent$1,184
  • Other living costs$1,899
  • Left over$1,599

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$72,500
Federal income tax
−$7,564
Social Security and Medicare
−$5,546
State income tax (MO)
−$2,481
City / county wage tax
−$725
Take-home pay
$56,184
Effective tax rate
22.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,184
Groceries
$372
Getting around
$551
Healthcare
$419
Utilities and internet
$233
Everything else
$326
Total spending
$3,083

Left over each month

$6,042 gross, minus $1,360 in tax and $3,083 in living costs.

$1,599

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Questions

What is police officer take-home pay in Kansas City?

On a local police officer wage of about $72,500, leftover after Missouri tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,184 is about $1,599 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.

Does Kansas City tax a police officer paycheck?

Kansas City is in Missouri, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 1.00%.

How does Kansas City compare for a police officer?

Open the Kansas City paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same police officer household.