Police officer · Omaha, NE
Police officer in Omaha: $2,163/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Omaha at $80,280 a year. About 1,640 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.76). The 10th percentile is $63,240 and the 90th is $95,210. Pay ranks 95th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,089/mo). Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,163 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lincoln, about 56 miles away, at $3,099 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,163
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$80,280
$63,240 to $95,210
Rent (1 bd)
$1,089
$1,297 (2 bd)
Employment
1,640
Location quotient 0.76
Pay rank
95th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $80,280.
- Taxes$1,559
- Rent$1,089
- Other living costs$1,879
- Left over$2,163
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $80,280
- Federal income tax
- −$9,276
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,141
- State income tax (NE)
- −$3,295
- Take-home pay
- $61,567
- Effective tax rate
- 23.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,089
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $545
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $2,968
Left over each month
$6,690 gross, minus $1,559 in tax and $2,968 in living costs.
$2,163
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 Omaha?
$80,280 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,640 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Omaha?
$2,163 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,089, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Lincoln, about 56 miles away, leaves $3,099 a month, more than Omaha.