Police officer · Dothan, AL
Police officer in Dothan: $1,073/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Dothan at $59,210 a year. About 430 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.63). The 10th percentile is $35,490 and the 90th is $77,270. Pay ranks 297th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($825/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 $1,073 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 231 miles away, at $2,124 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,073
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,210
$35,490 to $77,270
Rent (1 bd)
$825
$982 (2 bd)
Employment
430
Location quotient 1.63
Pay rank
297th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $59,210.
- Taxes$1,080
- Rent$825
- Other living costs$1,956
- Left over$1,073
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,210
- Federal income tax
- −$5,067
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,530
- State income tax (AL)
- −$2,771
- City / county wage tax
- −$592
- Take-home pay
- $46,251
- Effective tax rate
- 21.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $825
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,781
Left over each month
$4,934 gross, minus $1,080 in tax and $2,781 in living costs.
$1,073
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jacksonville, $2,124/mo.
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- Physical therapist
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Dothan?
$59,210 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 430 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Dothan?
$1,073 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 $825, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Jacksonville, about 231 miles away, leaves $2,124 a month, more than Dothan.