Police officer · Fayetteville, AR
Police officer in Fayetteville: $599/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Fayetteville at $53,420 a year. About 870 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.73). The 10th percentile is $43,810 and the 90th is $61,360. Pay ranks 347th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,145/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $599 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sherman, about 226 miles away, at $2,277 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$599
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$53,420
$43,810 to $61,360
Rent (1 bd)
$1,145
$1,363 (2 bd)
Employment
870
Location quotient 0.73
Pay rank
347th 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 $53,420.
- Taxes$861
- Rent$1,145
- Other living costs$1,847
- Left over$599
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $53,420
- Federal income tax
- −$4,372
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,087
- State income tax (AR)
- −$1,871
- Take-home pay
- $43,091
- Effective tax rate
- 19.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,145
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $542
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,992
Left over each month
$4,452 gross, minus $861 in tax and $2,992 in living costs.
$599
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sherman, $2,277/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Fayetteville?
$53,420 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 870 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Fayetteville?
$599 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,145, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Sherman, about 226 miles away, leaves $2,277 a month, more than Fayetteville.