Police officer · Wichita, KS
Police officer in Wichita: $1,306/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Wichita at $60,840 a year. About 1,150 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 $46,610 and the 90th is $80,310. Pay ranks 268th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($857/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,306 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lincoln, about 221 miles away, at $3,099 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,306
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,840
$46,610 to $80,310
Rent (1 bd)
$857
$1,020 (2 bd)
Employment
1,150
Location quotient 0.87
Pay rank
268th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $60,840.
- Taxes$1,085
- Rent$857
- Other living costs$1,822
- Left over$1,306
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,840
- Federal income tax
- −$5,262
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,654
- State income tax (KS)
- −$3,106
- Take-home pay
- $47,817
- Effective tax rate
- 21.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $857
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $543
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,679
Left over each month
$5,070 gross, minus $1,085 in tax and $2,679 in living costs.
$1,306
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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- Nurse practitioner
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Wichita?
$60,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,150 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Wichita?
$1,306 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $857, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Lincoln, about 221 miles away, leaves $3,099 a month, more than Wichita.