Police officer · Kokomo, IN
Police officer in Kokomo: $1,937/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Kokomo at $72,300 a year. About 140 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.92). The 10th percentile is $51,310 and the 90th is $86,490. Pay ranks 204th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($766/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,937 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 177 miles away, at $3,180 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,937
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$72,300
$51,310 to $86,490
Rent (1 bd)
$766
$912 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 0.92
Pay rank
204th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $72,300.
- Taxes$1,356
- Rent$766
- Other living costs$1,966
- Left over$1,937
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $72,300
- Federal income tax
- −$7,520
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,531
- State income tax (IN)
- −$2,139
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,085
- Take-home pay
- $56,026
- Effective tax rate
- 22.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $766
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $594
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $2,732
Left over each month
$6,025 gross, minus $1,356 in tax and $2,732 in living costs.
$1,937
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Columbus, $3,180/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
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- 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 Kokomo?
$72,300 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Kokomo?
$1,937 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $766, and pay covers 7.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 177 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than Kokomo.