Police officer · Rockford, IL
Police officer in Rockford: $2,106/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Rockford at $78,510 a year. About 500 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.84). The 10th percentile is $60,920 and the 90th is $107,710. Pay ranks 119th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($940/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,106 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 73 miles away, at $2,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,106
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$78,510
$60,920 to $107,710
Rent (1 bd)
$940
$1,119 (2 bd)
Employment
500
Location quotient 0.84
Pay rank
119th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $78,510.
- Taxes$1,553
- Rent$940
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$2,106
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $78,510
- Federal income tax
- −$8,886
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,006
- State income tax (IL)
- −$3,749
- Take-home pay
- $59,869
- Effective tax rate
- 23.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $940
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $575
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,883
Left over each month
$6,543 gross, minus $1,553 in tax and $2,883 in living costs.
$2,106
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 Rockford?
$78,510 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 500 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Rockford?
$2,106 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $940, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Chicago, about 73 miles away, leaves $2,933 a month, more than Rockford.