Police officer · Owensboro, KY
Police officer in Owensboro: $1,142/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Owensboro at $61,560 a year. About 170 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.79). The 10th percentile is $47,940 and the 90th is $73,080. Pay ranks 263rd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($917/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,142 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 180 miles away, at $2,523 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,142
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,560
$47,940 to $73,080
Rent (1 bd)
$917
$1,092 (2 bd)
Employment
170
Location quotient 0.79
Pay rank
263rd of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $61,560.
- Taxes$1,109
- Rent$917
- Other living costs$1,962
- Left over$1,142
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,560
- Federal income tax
- −$5,349
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,709
- State income tax (KY)
- −$2,332
- City / county wage tax
- −$923
- Take-home pay
- $48,247
- Effective tax rate
- 21.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $917
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $593
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,879
Left over each month
$5,130 gross, minus $1,109 in tax and $2,879 in living costs.
$1,142
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Decatur, $2,523/mo.
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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Owensboro?
$61,560 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Owensboro?
$1,142 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $917, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Decatur, about 180 miles away, leaves $2,523 a month, more than Owensboro.