Police officer · Springfield, OH
Police officer in Springfield: $1,447/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Springfield at $63,120 a year. About 170 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.86). The 10th percentile is $49,210 and the 90th is $81,320. Pay ranks 248th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($829/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 $1,447 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 50 miles away, at $3,180 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,447
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,120
$49,210 to $81,320
Rent (1 bd)
$829
$987 (2 bd)
Employment
170
Location quotient 0.86
Pay rank
248th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $63,120.
- Taxes$1,054
- Rent$829
- Other living costs$1,930
- Left over$1,447
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,120
- Federal income tax
- −$5,536
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,829
- State income tax (OH)
- −$1,019
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,262
- Take-home pay
- $50,474
- Effective tax rate
- 20.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $829
- Groceries
- $375
- Getting around
- $571
- Healthcare
- $422
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $328
- Total spending
- $2,759
Left over each month
$5,260 gross, minus $1,054 in tax and $2,759 in living costs.
$1,447
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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- Electrician
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- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
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- Data scientist
- Firefighter
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Springfield?
$63,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Springfield?
$1,447 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 $829, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 50 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than Springfield.