Police officer · Springfield, MO
Police officer in Springfield: $1,282/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Springfield at $58,460 a year. About 1,010 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.05). The 10th percentile is $43,840 and the 90th is $78,460. Pay ranks 308th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($865/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,282 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 248 miles away, at $2,207 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,282
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,460
$43,840 to $78,460
Rent (1 bd)
$865
$1,030 (2 bd)
Employment
1,010
Location quotient 1.05
Pay rank
308th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $58,460.
- Taxes$939
- Rent$865
- Other living costs$1,786
- Left over$1,282
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,460
- Federal income tax
- −$4,977
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,472
- State income tax (MO)
- −$1,821
- Take-home pay
- $47,190
- Effective tax rate
- 19.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $865
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $518
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,651
Left over each month
$4,872 gross, minus $939 in tax and $2,651 in living costs.
$1,282
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Memphis, $2,207/mo.
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- Electrician
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- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Springfield?
$58,460 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,010 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Springfield?
$1,282 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $865, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Memphis, about 248 miles away, leaves $2,207 a month, more than Springfield.