Police officer · Topeka, KS
Police officer in Topeka: $1,348/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Topeka at $63,920 a year. About 610 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.21). The 10th percentile is $47,320 and the 90th is $97,860. Pay ranks 243rd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,022/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,348 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lincoln, about 135 miles away, at $3,099 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,348
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,920
$47,320 to $97,860
Rent (1 bd)
$1,022
$1,217 (2 bd)
Employment
610
Location quotient 1.21
Pay rank
243rd of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $63,920.
- Taxes$1,154
- Rent$1,022
- Other living costs$1,803
- Left over$1,348
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,920
- Federal income tax
- −$5,676
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,890
- State income tax (KS)
- −$3,278
- Take-home pay
- $50,076
- Effective tax rate
- 21.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,022
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,825
Left over each month
$5,327 gross, minus $1,154 in tax and $2,825 in living costs.
$1,348
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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Questions
What does a police officer make in Topeka?
$63,920 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 610 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Topeka?
$1,348 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,022, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Lincoln, about 135 miles away, leaves $3,099 a month, more than Topeka.