Police officer · Alexandria, LA
Police officer in Alexandria: $389/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Alexandria at $43,980 a year. About 390 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.49). The 10th percentile is $32,000 and the 90th is $58,100. Pay ranks 379th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($803/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $389 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 131 miles away, at $2,464 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$389
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$43,980
$32,000 to $58,100
Rent (1 bd)
$803
$956 (2 bd)
Employment
390
Location quotient 1.49
Pay rank
379th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $43,980.
- Taxes$629
- Rent$803
- Other living costs$1,844
- Left over$389
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $43,980
- Federal income tax
- −$3,239
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,364
- State income tax (LA)
- −$944
- Take-home pay
- $36,432
- Effective tax rate
- 17.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $803
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $539
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,647
Left over each month
$3,665 gross, minus $629 in tax and $2,647 in living costs.
$389
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $2,464/mo.
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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Alexandria?
$43,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 390 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Alexandria?
$389 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $803, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Beaumont, about 131 miles away, leaves $2,464 a month, more than Alexandria.