Police officer · Chattanooga, TN
Police officer in Chattanooga: $582/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Chattanooga at $51,330 a year. About 730 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.63). The 10th percentile is $44,720 and the 90th is $78,000. Pay ranks 352nd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,137/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $582 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Evansville, about 241 miles away, at $1,850 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$582
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$51,330
$44,720 to $78,000
Rent (1 bd)
$1,137
$1,354 (2 bd)
Employment
730
Location quotient 0.63
Pay rank
352nd 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 $51,330.
- Taxes$671
- Rent$1,137
- Other living costs$1,888
- Left over$582
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $51,330
- Federal income tax
- −$4,121
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,927
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $43,282
- Effective tax rate
- 15.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,137
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $554
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,025
Left over each month
$4,278 gross, minus $671 in tax and $3,025 in living costs.
$582
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Evansville, $1,850/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Chattanooga?
$51,330 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 730 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Chattanooga?
$582 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,137, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Evansville, about 241 miles away, leaves $1,850 a month, more than Chattanooga.