Police officer · Brownsville, TX
Police officer in Brownsville: $1,129/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Brownsville at $56,820 a year. About 820 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.21). The 10th percentile is $37,840 and the 90th is $84,740. Pay ranks 326th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($979/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,129 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Laredo, about 161 miles away, at $2,702 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,129
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$56,820
$37,840 to $84,740
Rent (1 bd)
$979
$1,166 (2 bd)
Employment
820
Location quotient 1.21
Pay rank
326th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $56,820.
- Taxes$761
- Rent$979
- Other living costs$1,866
- Left over$1,129
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $56,820
- Federal income tax
- −$4,780
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,347
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $47,693
- Effective tax rate
- 16.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $979
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,845
Left over each month
$4,735 gross, minus $761 in tax and $2,845 in living costs.
$1,129
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Laredo, $2,702/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Brownsville?
$56,820 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 820 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Brownsville?
$1,129 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $979, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Laredo, about 161 miles away, leaves $2,702 a month, more than Brownsville.