Police officer · Beaumont, TX
Police officer in Beaumont: $2,464/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Beaumont at $78,450 a year. About 830 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.18). The 10th percentile is $56,550 and the 90th is $95,370. Pay ranks 120th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($949/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,464 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, College Station is the strongest other metro for this job ($2,339 left over a month), and Beaumont still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,464
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$78,450
$56,550 to $95,370
Rent (1 bd)
$949
$1,130 (2 bd)
Employment
830
Location quotient 1.18
Pay rank
120th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $78,450.
- Taxes$1,240
- Rent$949
- Other living costs$1,885
- Left over$2,464
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $78,450
- Federal income tax
- −$8,873
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,001
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $63,576
- Effective tax rate
- 19.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $949
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,834
Left over each month
$6,538 gross, minus $1,240 in tax and $2,834 in living costs.
$2,464
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: College Station, $2,339/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a police officer make in Beaumont?
$78,450 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 830 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Beaumont?
$2,464 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $949, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Beaumont leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is College Station at $2,339 a month.