Police officer · Baton Rouge, LA
Police officer in Baton Rouge: $411/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Baton Rouge at $48,710 a year. About 1,980 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.12). The 10th percentile is $38,000 and the 90th is $65,400. Pay ranks 360th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,065/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $411 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 186 miles away, at $2,464 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$411
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$48,710
$38,000 to $65,400
Rent (1 bd)
$1,065
$1,268 (2 bd)
Employment
1,980
Location quotient 1.12
Pay rank
360th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $48,710.
- Taxes$718
- Rent$1,065
- Other living costs$1,865
- Left over$411
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $48,710
- Federal income tax
- −$3,807
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,726
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,086
- Take-home pay
- $40,091
- Effective tax rate
- 17.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,065
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,930
Left over each month
$4,059 gross, minus $718 in tax and $2,930 in living costs.
$411
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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Questions
What does a police officer make in Baton Rouge?
$48,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,980 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Baton Rouge?
$411 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,065, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Beaumont, about 186 miles away, leaves $2,464 a month, more than Baton Rouge.