Police officer · Manhattan, KS
Police officer in Manhattan: $849/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Manhattan at $52,220 a year. About 280 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.23). The 10th percentile is $42,740 and the 90th is $76,310. Pay ranks 351st-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($855/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $849 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lincoln, about 108 miles away, at $3,099 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$849
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$52,220
$42,740 to $76,310
Rent (1 bd)
$855
$1,018 (2 bd)
Employment
280
Location quotient 1.23
Pay rank
351st of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $52,220.
- Taxes$904
- Rent$855
- Other living costs$1,744
- Left over$849
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $52,220
- Federal income tax
- −$4,228
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,995
- State income tax (KS)
- −$2,625
- Take-home pay
- $41,372
- Effective tax rate
- 20.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $855
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $465
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,599
Left over each month
$4,352 gross, minus $904 in tax and $2,599 in living costs.
$849
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 Manhattan?
$52,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 280 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Manhattan?
$849 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $855, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Lincoln, about 108 miles away, leaves $3,099 a month, more than Manhattan.