Police officer · Springfield, IL
Police officer in Springfield: $2,408/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Springfield at $82,740 a year. About 420 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.96). The 10th percentile is $49,550 and the 90th is $98,380. Pay ranks 78th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,408 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 165 miles away, at $2,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,408
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$82,740
$49,550 to $98,380
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
420
Location quotient 0.96
Pay rank
78th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $82,740.
- Taxes$1,675
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,908
- Left over$2,408
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $82,740
- Federal income tax
- −$9,817
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,330
- State income tax (IL)
- −$3,958
- Take-home pay
- $62,635
- Effective tax rate
- 24.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $539
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,812
Left over each month
$6,895 gross, minus $1,675 in tax and $2,812 in living costs.
$2,408
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 Springfield?
$82,740 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 Springfield?
$2,408 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Chicago, about 165 miles away, leaves $2,933 a month, more than Springfield.