Police officer · Lincoln, NE
Police officer in Lincoln: $3,099/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Lincoln at $93,680 a year. About 510 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.65). The 10th percentile is $62,660 and the 90th is $95,030. Pay ranks 44th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($993/mo). Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,099 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Des Moines is the strongest other metro for this job ($2,453 left over a month), and Lincoln still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,099
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$93,680
$62,660 to $95,030
Rent (1 bd)
$993
$1,182 (2 bd)
Employment
510
Location quotient 0.65
Pay rank
44th 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 $93,680.
- Taxes$1,949
- Rent$993
- Other living costs$1,766
- Left over$3,099
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $93,680
- Federal income tax
- −$12,224
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,167
- State income tax (NE)
- −$3,992
- Take-home pay
- $70,298
- Effective tax rate
- 25.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $993
- Groceries
- $349
- Getting around
- $500
- Healthcare
- $393
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,759
Left over each month
$7,807 gross, minus $1,949 in tax and $2,759 in living costs.
$3,099
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Des Moines, $2,453/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Lincoln?
$93,680 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 510 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Lincoln?
$3,099 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $993, and pay covers 7.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Lincoln leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Des Moines at $2,453 a month.