Police officer · Norwich, CT
Police officer in Norwich: $1,387/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Norwich at $79,580 a year. About 650 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 $64,610 and the 90th is $95,850. Pay ranks 104th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,618/mo). Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,387 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dover, about 244 miles away, at $2,419 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,387
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,580
$64,610 to $95,850
Rent (1 bd)
$1,618
$1,926 (2 bd)
Employment
650
Location quotient 1.20
Pay rank
104th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $79,580.
- Taxes$1,570
- Rent$1,618
- Other living costs$2,057
- Left over$1,387
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,580
- Federal income tax
- −$9,122
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,088
- State income tax (CT)
- −$3,627
- Take-home pay
- $60,744
- Effective tax rate
- 23.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,618
- Groceries
- $408
- Getting around
- $577
- Healthcare
- $459
- Utilities and internet
- $255
- Everything else
- $357
- Total spending
- $3,675
Left over each month
$6,632 gross, minus $1,570 in tax and $3,675 in living costs.
$1,387
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dover, $2,419/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Norwich?
$79,580 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 650 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Norwich?
$1,387 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,618, and pay covers 4.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Dover, about 244 miles away, leaves $2,419 a month, more than Norwich.