Police officer · Dover, DE
Police officer in Dover: $2,419/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Dover median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Delaware median, $92,970 a year. BLS still counts about 410 police officer jobs in the metro, without a published wage. Delaware has about 1,800 police officer jobs. The 10th percentile is $62,470 and the 90th is $130,870. On the pay used here, Dover ranks 46th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,336/mo). Delaware taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,419 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gettysburg, about 106 miles away, at $2,743 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,419
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$92,970
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,336
$1,591 (2 bd)
Employment
410
Location quotient 1.41
Pay rank
46th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
5.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $92,970.
- Taxes$2,011
- Rent$1,336
- Other living costs$1,982
- Left over$2,419
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $92,970
- Federal income tax
- −$12,067
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,112
- State income tax (DE)
- −$4,949
- Take-home pay
- $68,841
- Effective tax rate
- 26.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,336
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,318
Left over each month
$7,748 gross, minus $2,011 in tax and $3,318 in living costs.
$2,419
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Gettysburg, $2,743/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Dover?
$92,970 a year. That figure is the Delaware median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published. About 410 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Dover?
$2,419 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Delaware taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,336, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Gettysburg, about 106 miles away, leaves $2,743 a month, more than Dover.