Police officer · Lawrence, KS
Police officer in Lawrence: $1,436/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Lawrence at $63,380 a year. About 200 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.91). The 10th percentile is $53,180 and the 90th is $86,960. Pay ranks 244th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($986/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,436 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lincoln, about 157 miles away, at $3,099 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,436
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,380
$53,180 to $86,960
Rent (1 bd)
$986
$1,174 (2 bd)
Employment
200
Location quotient 0.91
Pay rank
244th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $63,380.
- Taxes$1,139
- Rent$986
- Other living costs$1,721
- Left over$1,436
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,380
- Federal income tax
- −$5,567
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,849
- State income tax (KS)
- −$3,248
- Take-home pay
- $49,716
- Effective tax rate
- 21.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $986
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $442
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,707
Left over each month
$5,282 gross, minus $1,139 in tax and $2,707 in living costs.
$1,436
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lincoln, $3,099/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Lawrence?
$63,380 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 200 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Lawrence?
$1,436 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $986, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Lincoln, about 157 miles away, leaves $3,099 a month, more than Lawrence.