Police officer · El Paso, TX
Police officer in El Paso: $2,353/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in El Paso at $76,400 a year. About 1,700 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.16). The 10th percentile is $47,160 and the 90th is $95,570. Pay ranks 148th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,008/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,353 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Midland is the strongest other metro for this job ($2,265 left over a month), and El Paso still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,353
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,400
$47,160 to $95,570
Rent (1 bd)
$1,008
$1,200 (2 bd)
Employment
1,700
Location quotient 1.16
Pay rank
148th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $76,400.
- Taxes$1,189
- Rent$1,008
- Other living costs$1,817
- Left over$2,353
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,400
- Federal income tax
- −$8,422
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,845
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $62,133
- Effective tax rate
- 18.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,008
- Groceries
- $356
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $401
- Utilities and internet
- $223
- Everything else
- $312
- Total spending
- $2,825
Left over each month
$6,367 gross, minus $1,189 in tax and $2,825 in living costs.
$2,353
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Midland, $2,265/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in El Paso?
$76,400 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,700 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in El Paso?
$2,353 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,008, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
El Paso leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Midland at $2,265 a month.