Police officer · Paducah, KY
Police officer in Paducah: $1,132/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Paducah at $59,730 a year. About 160 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.73). The 10th percentile is $36,990 and the 90th is $68,500. Pay ranks 288th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($821/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 $1,132 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 192 miles away, at $2,523 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,132
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,730
$36,990 to $68,500
Rent (1 bd)
$821
$977 (2 bd)
Employment
160
Location quotient 0.73
Pay rank
288th 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 $59,730.
- Taxes$1,071
- Rent$821
- Other living costs$1,953
- Left over$1,132
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,730
- Federal income tax
- −$5,129
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,569
- State income tax (KY)
- −$2,258
- City / county wage tax
- −$896
- Take-home pay
- $46,877
- Effective tax rate
- 21.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $821
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $589
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,774
Left over each month
$4,978 gross, minus $1,071 in tax and $2,774 in living costs.
$1,132
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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- Electrician
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- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a police officer make in Paducah?
$59,730 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 160 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Paducah?
$1,132 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 $821, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Decatur, about 192 miles away, leaves $2,523 a month, more than Paducah.