Police officer · Oshkosh, WI
Police officer in Oshkosh: $2,235/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Oshkosh at $80,200 a year. About 330 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.82). The 10th percentile is $58,980 and the 90th is $99,420. Pay ranks 100th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($988/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,235 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 166 miles away, at $2,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,235
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$80,200
$58,980 to $99,420
Rent (1 bd)
$988
$1,176 (2 bd)
Employment
330
Location quotient 0.82
Pay rank
100th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $80,200.
- Taxes$1,546
- Rent$988
- Other living costs$1,915
- Left over$2,235
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $80,200
- Federal income tax
- −$9,258
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,135
- State income tax (WI)
- −$3,153
- Take-home pay
- $61,654
- Effective tax rate
- 23.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $988
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,903
Left over each month
$6,683 gross, minus $1,546 in tax and $2,903 in living costs.
$2,235
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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- Pharmacist
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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Oshkosh?
$80,200 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 330 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Oshkosh?
$2,235 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $988, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Chicago, about 166 miles away, leaves $2,933 a month, more than Oshkosh.