Police officer · Madison, WI
Police officer in Madison: $1,913/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Madison at $80,580 a year. About 1,600 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 $61,730 and the 90th is $98,410. Pay ranks 91st-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,330/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,913 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 128 miles away, at $2,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,913
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$80,580
$61,730 to $98,410
Rent (1 bd)
$1,330
$1,583 (2 bd)
Employment
1,600
Location quotient 0.91
Pay rank
91st of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $80,580.
- Taxes$1,557
- Rent$1,330
- Other living costs$1,915
- Left over$1,913
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $80,580
- Federal income tax
- −$9,342
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,164
- State income tax (WI)
- −$3,173
- Take-home pay
- $61,901
- Effective tax rate
- 23.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,330
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $509
- Healthcare
- $437
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $340
- Total spending
- $3,245
Left over each month
$6,715 gross, minus $1,557 in tax and $3,245 in living costs.
$1,913
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chicago, $2,933/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Madison?
$80,580 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,600 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Madison?
$1,913 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,330, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Chicago, about 128 miles away, leaves $2,933 a month, more than Madison.