Police officer · Muncie, IN
Police officer in Muncie: $1,524/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Muncie at $64,040 a year. About 230 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.20). The 10th percentile is $49,510 and the 90th is $74,230. Pay ranks 242nd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($749/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,524 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 137 miles away, at $3,180 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,524
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$64,040
$49,510 to $74,230
Rent (1 bd)
$749
$892 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 1.20
Pay rank
242nd of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $64,040.
- Taxes$1,121
- Rent$749
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$1,524
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $64,040
- Federal income tax
- −$5,703
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,899
- State income tax (IN)
- −$1,891
- City / county wage tax
- −$961
- Take-home pay
- $50,586
- Effective tax rate
- 21.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $749
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $571
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $2,692
Left over each month
$5,337 gross, minus $1,121 in tax and $2,692 in living costs.
$1,524
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Columbus, $3,180/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Muncie?
$64,040 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 230 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Muncie?
$1,524 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $749, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 137 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than Muncie.