Police officer · Austin, TX
Police officer in Austin: $2,323/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Austin at $82,290 a year. About 4,540 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.81). The 10th percentile is $51,990 and the 90th is $103,180. Pay ranks 81st-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,221/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,323 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dallas, about 184 miles away, at $2,924 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$2,323
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$82,290
$51,990 to $103,180
Rent (1 bd)
$1,221
$1,453 (2 bd)
Employment
4,540
Location quotient 0.81
Pay rank
81st of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $82,290.
- Taxes$1,297
- Rent$1,221
- Other$2,016
- Left$2,323
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $82,290
- Federal income tax
- −$9,274
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,295
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $66,721
- Effective tax rate
- 18.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,221
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,237
After tax and rent
$2,323 left/mo
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dallas, $2,924/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Austin?
$82,290 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,540 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Austin?
$2,323 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,221, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Dallas, about 184 miles away, leaves $2,924 a month, more than Austin.