Police officer · Amarillo, TX
Police officer in Amarillo: $2,587/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Amarillo at $78,900 a year. About 610 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.14). The 10th percentile is $57,730 and the 90th is $91,400. Pay ranks 112th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($854/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,587 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Lubbock is the strongest other metro for this job ($2,525 left over a month), and Amarillo still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,587
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$78,900
$57,730 to $91,400
Rent (1 bd)
$854
$1,017 (2 bd)
Employment
610
Location quotient 1.14
Pay rank
112th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $78,900.
- Taxes$1,251
- Rent$854
- Other living costs$1,883
- Left over$2,587
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $78,900
- Federal income tax
- −$8,972
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,036
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $63,892
- Effective tax rate
- 19.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $854
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,737
Left over each month
$6,575 gross, minus $1,251 in tax and $2,737 in living costs.
$2,587
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lubbock, $2,525/mo.
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- Pharmacist
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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Amarillo?
$78,900 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 Amarillo?
$2,587 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $854, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Amarillo leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Lubbock at $2,525 a month.