Police officer · Milwaukee, WI
Police officer in Milwaukee: $2,084/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Milwaukee at $82,090 a year. About 3,660 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.03). The 10th percentile is $65,070 and the 90th is $93,710. Pay ranks 83rd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,261/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,084 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 80 miles away, at $2,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,084
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$82,090
$65,070 to $93,710
Rent (1 bd)
$1,261
$1,501 (2 bd)
Employment
3,660
Location quotient 1.03
Pay rank
83rd 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 $82,090.
- Taxes$1,601
- Rent$1,261
- Other living costs$1,895
- Left over$2,084
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $82,090
- Federal income tax
- −$9,674
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,280
- State income tax (WI)
- −$3,253
- Take-home pay
- $62,883
- Effective tax rate
- 23.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,261
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $503
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,156
Left over each month
$6,841 gross, minus $1,601 in tax and $3,156 in living costs.
$2,084
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 Milwaukee?
$82,090 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,660 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Milwaukee?
$2,084 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,261, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Chicago, about 80 miles away, leaves $2,933 a month, more than Milwaukee.