Police officer · South Bend, IN
Police officer in South Bend: $2,012/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in South Bend at $77,070 a year. About 670 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.18). The 10th percentile is $46,200 and the 90th is $81,990. Pay ranks 134th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,005/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,012 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 212 miles away, at $3,180 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,012
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,070
$46,200 to $81,990
Rent (1 bd)
$1,005
$1,196 (2 bd)
Employment
670
Location quotient 1.18
Pay rank
134th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $77,070.
- Taxes$1,492
- Rent$1,005
- Other living costs$1,914
- Left over$2,012
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,070
- Federal income tax
- −$8,569
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,896
- State income tax (IN)
- −$2,282
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,156
- Take-home pay
- $59,167
- Effective tax rate
- 23.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,005
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $542
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $2,919
Left over each month
$6,423 gross, minus $1,492 in tax and $2,919 in living costs.
$2,012
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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Questions
What does a police officer make in South Bend?
$77,070 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 670 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in South Bend?
$2,012 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $1,005, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 212 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than South Bend.