Police officer · Sioux City, IA
Police officer in Sioux City: $2,224/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Sioux City at $78,940 a year. About 220 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.67). The 10th percentile is $49,690 and the 90th is $86,160. Pay ranks 111th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,089/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,224 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lincoln, about 120 miles away, at $3,099 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,224
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$78,940
$49,690 to $86,160
Rent (1 bd)
$1,089
$1,296 (2 bd)
Employment
220
Location quotient 0.67
Pay rank
111th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $78,940.
- Taxes$1,455
- Rent$1,089
- Other living costs$1,810
- Left over$2,224
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $78,940
- Federal income tax
- −$8,981
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,039
- State income tax (IA)
- −$2,445
- Take-home pay
- $61,475
- Effective tax rate
- 22.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,089
- Groceries
- $348
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $392
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $305
- Total spending
- $2,899
Left over each month
$6,578 gross, minus $1,455 in tax and $2,899 in living costs.
$2,224
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lincoln, $3,099/mo.
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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Sioux City?
$78,940 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 220 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Sioux City?
$2,224 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $1,089, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Lincoln, about 120 miles away, leaves $3,099 a month, more than Sioux City.