Police officer · Dallas, TX
Police officer in Dallas: $2,924/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Dallas at $92,910 a year. About 16,430 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.94). The 10th percentile is $62,700 and the 90th is $104,100. Pay ranks 47th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,258/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,924 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, College Station is the strongest other metro for this job ($2,376 left over a month), and Dallas still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$2,924
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$92,910
$62,700 to $104,100
Rent (1 bd)
$1,258
$1,498 (2 bd)
Employment
16,430
Location quotient 0.94
Pay rank
47th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $92,910.
- Taxes$1,560
- Rent$1,258
- Other$2,001
- Left$2,924
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $92,910
- Federal income tax
- −$11,610
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,108
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $74,192
- Effective tax rate
- 20.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,258
- Groceries
- $392
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $441
- Utilities and internet
- $245
- Everything else
- $343
- Total spending
- $3,259
After tax and rent
$2,924 left/mo
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: College Station, $2,376/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Dallas?
$92,910 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 16,430 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Dallas?
$2,924 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,258, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Dallas leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is College Station at $2,376 a month.