Police officer · Cleveland, TN
Police officer in Cleveland: $1,130/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Cleveland at $58,800 a year. About 250 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.33). The 10th percentile is $42,700 and the 90th is $74,840. Pay ranks 303rd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,070/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,130 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Nashville, about 134 miles away, at $1,373 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,130
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,800
$42,700 to $74,840
Rent (1 bd)
$1,070
$1,274 (2 bd)
Employment
250
Location quotient 1.33
Pay rank
303rd of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $58,800.
- Taxes$793
- Rent$1,070
- Other living costs$1,907
- Left over$1,130
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,800
- Federal income tax
- −$5,018
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,498
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $49,284
- Effective tax rate
- 16.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,070
- Groceries
- $369
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $415
- Utilities and internet
- $231
- Everything else
- $323
- Total spending
- $2,977
Left over each month
$4,900 gross, minus $793 in tax and $2,977 in living costs.
$1,130
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Nashville, $1,373/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Cleveland?
$58,800 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 250 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Cleveland?
$1,130 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,070, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Nashville, about 134 miles away, leaves $1,373 a month, more than Cleveland.