Police officer · Daphne, AL
Police officer in Daphne: $656/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Daphne at $58,860 a year. About 560 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.48). The 10th percentile is $44,870 and the 90th is $78,390. Pay ranks 301st-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $656 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Tallahassee, about 208 miles away, at $1,561 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$656
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,860
$44,870 to $78,390
Rent (1 bd)
$1,252
$1,490 (2 bd)
Employment
560
Location quotient 1.48
Pay rank
301st of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $58,860.
- Taxes$1,072
- Rent$1,252
- Other living costs$1,925
- Left over$656
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,860
- Federal income tax
- −$5,025
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,503
- State income tax (AL)
- −$2,753
- City / county wage tax
- −$589
- Take-home pay
- $45,991
- Effective tax rate
- 21.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,252
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $3,177
Left over each month
$4,905 gross, minus $1,072 in tax and $3,177 in living costs.
$656
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Tallahassee, $1,561/mo.
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- 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 Daphne?
$58,860 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 560 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Daphne?
$656 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Tallahassee, about 208 miles away, leaves $1,561 a month, more than Daphne.