Police officer · Sandusky, OH
Police officer in Sandusky: $1,839/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Sandusky at $70,550 a year. About 320 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.48). The 10th percentile is $49,760 and the 90th is $90,030. Pay ranks 213th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($830/mo). Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,839 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 107 miles away, at $3,180 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,839
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$70,550
$49,760 to $90,030
Rent (1 bd)
$830
$988 (2 bd)
Employment
320
Location quotient 1.48
Pay rank
213th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $70,550.
- Taxes$1,264
- Rent$830
- Other living costs$1,946
- Left over$1,839
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $70,550
- Federal income tax
- −$7,135
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,397
- State income tax (OH)
- −$1,224
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,411
- Take-home pay
- $55,383
- Effective tax rate
- 21.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $830
- Groceries
- $375
- Getting around
- $587
- Healthcare
- $422
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $328
- Total spending
- $2,776
Left over each month
$5,879 gross, minus $1,264 in tax and $2,776 in living costs.
$1,839
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Columbus, $3,180/mo.
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- Pharmacist
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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Sandusky?
$70,550 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 320 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Sandusky?
$1,839 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax Rent is $830, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 107 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than Sandusky.