Police officer · Durham, NC
Police officer in Durham: $917/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Durham at $60,100 a year. About 1,040 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.70). The 10th percentile is $47,420 and the 90th is $78,020. Pay ranks 283rd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,274/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $917 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 73 miles away, at $1,501 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$917
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,100
$47,420 to $78,020
Rent (1 bd)
$1,274
$1,517 (2 bd)
Employment
1,040
Location quotient 0.70
Pay rank
283rd 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 $60,100.
- Taxes$982
- Rent$1,274
- Other living costs$1,835
- Left over$917
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,100
- Federal income tax
- −$5,174
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,598
- State income tax (NC)
- −$2,012
- Take-home pay
- $48,316
- Effective tax rate
- 19.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,274
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $440
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,109
Left over each month
$5,008 gross, minus $982 in tax and $3,109 in living costs.
$917
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rocky Mount, $1,501/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Durham?
$60,100 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,040 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Durham?
$917 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,274, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 73 miles away, leaves $1,501 a month, more than Durham.