Police officer · Decatur, AL
Police officer in Decatur: $997/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Decatur at $57,120 a year. About 360 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.35). The 10th percentile is $38,910 and the 90th is $74,290. Pay ranks 324th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($772/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 $997 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 159 miles away, at $2,207 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$997
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$57,120
$38,910 to $74,290
Rent (1 bd)
$772
$919 (2 bd)
Employment
360
Location quotient 1.35
Pay rank
324th 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 $57,120.
- Taxes$1,035
- Rent$772
- Other living costs$1,956
- Left over$997
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $57,120
- Federal income tax
- −$4,816
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,370
- State income tax (AL)
- −$2,666
- City / county wage tax
- −$571
- Take-home pay
- $44,697
- Effective tax rate
- 21.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $772
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,728
Left over each month
$4,760 gross, minus $1,035 in tax and $2,728 in living costs.
$997
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Memphis, $2,207/mo.
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- Pharmacist
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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
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- Firefighter
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Decatur?
$57,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 360 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Decatur?
$997 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 $772, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Memphis, about 159 miles away, leaves $2,207 a month, more than Decatur.