Police officer · Waterloo, IA
Police officer in Waterloo: $2,568/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Waterloo at $78,970 a year. About 310 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.87). The 10th percentile is $58,870 and the 90th is $92,990. Pay ranks 110th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($788/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,568 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 243 miles away, at $2,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,568
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$78,970
$58,870 to $92,990
Rent (1 bd)
$788
$938 (2 bd)
Employment
310
Location quotient 0.87
Pay rank
110th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $78,970.
- Taxes$1,456
- Rent$788
- Other living costs$1,769
- Left over$2,568
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $78,970
- Federal income tax
- −$8,987
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,041
- State income tax (IA)
- −$2,446
- Take-home pay
- $61,495
- Effective tax rate
- 22.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $788
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $510
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,557
Left over each month
$6,581 gross, minus $1,456 in tax and $2,557 in living costs.
$2,568
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 Waterloo?
$78,970 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 310 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Waterloo?
$2,568 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $788, and pay covers 8.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Chicago, about 243 miles away, leaves $2,933 a month, more than Waterloo.