Police officer · Lafayette, IN
Police officer in Lafayette: $1,909/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Lafayette at $74,320 a year. About 350 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.80). The 10th percentile is $58,830 and the 90th is $90,990. Pay ranks 178th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($981/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 $1,909 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 223 miles away, at $3,180 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,909
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$74,320
$58,830 to $90,990
Rent (1 bd)
$981
$1,168 (2 bd)
Employment
350
Location quotient 0.80
Pay rank
178th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $74,320.
- Taxes$1,414
- Rent$981
- Other living costs$1,890
- Left over$1,909
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $74,320
- Federal income tax
- −$7,964
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,685
- State income tax (IN)
- −$2,200
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,115
- Take-home pay
- $57,356
- Effective tax rate
- 22.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $981
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $518
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $2,871
Left over each month
$6,193 gross, minus $1,414 in tax and $2,871 in living costs.
$1,909
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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Questions
What does a police officer make in Lafayette?
$74,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 350 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Lafayette?
$1,909 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 $981, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 223 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than Lafayette.