Police officer · Asheville, NC
Police officer in Asheville: $680/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Asheville at $58,090 a year. About 710 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.91). The 10th percentile is $46,190 and the 90th is $77,840. Pay ranks 315th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,296/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $680 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Burlington, about 180 miles away, at $1,381 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$680
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,090
$46,190 to $77,840
Rent (1 bd)
$1,296
$1,543 (2 bd)
Employment
710
Location quotient 0.91
Pay rank
315th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $58,090.
- Taxes$942
- Rent$1,296
- Other living costs$1,923
- Left over$680
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,090
- Federal income tax
- −$4,932
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,444
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,927
- Take-home pay
- $46,787
- Effective tax rate
- 19.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,296
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $528
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,219
Left over each month
$4,841 gross, minus $942 in tax and $3,219 in living costs.
$680
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Burlington, $1,381/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Asheville?
$58,090 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 710 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Asheville?
$680 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,296, and pay covers 3.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Burlington, about 180 miles away, leaves $1,381 a month, more than Asheville.