Police officer · Racine, WI
Police officer in Racine: $1,918/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Racine at $77,840 a year. About 420 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.29). The 10th percentile is $60,570 and the 90th is $101,980. Pay ranks 127th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,162/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,918 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 71 miles away, at $2,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,918
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,840
$60,570 to $101,980
Rent (1 bd)
$1,162
$1,383 (2 bd)
Employment
420
Location quotient 1.29
Pay rank
127th 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 $77,840.
- Taxes$1,477
- Rent$1,162
- Other living costs$1,930
- Left over$1,918
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,840
- Federal income tax
- −$8,739
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,955
- State income tax (WI)
- −$3,028
- Take-home pay
- $60,119
- Effective tax rate
- 22.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,162
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $3,092
Left over each month
$6,487 gross, minus $1,477 in tax and $3,092 in living costs.
$1,918
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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Questions
What does a police officer make in Racine?
$77,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 420 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Racine?
$1,918 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,162, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Chicago, about 71 miles away, leaves $2,933 a month, more than Racine.