Police officer · Florence, SC
Police officer in Florence: $116/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Florence at $48,710 a year. About 490 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.27). The 10th percentile is $41,800 and the 90th is $75,700. Pay ranks 360th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,205/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $116 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 168 miles away, at $1,501 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$116
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$48,710
$41,800 to $75,700
Rent (1 bd)
$1,205
$1,435 (2 bd)
Employment
490
Location quotient 1.27
Pay rank
360th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $48,710.
- Taxes$748
- Rent$1,205
- Other living costs$1,991
- Left over$116
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $48,710
- Federal income tax
- −$3,807
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,726
- State income tax (SC)
- −$1,437
- Take-home pay
- $39,740
- Effective tax rate
- 18.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,205
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $599
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,196
Left over each month
$4,059 gross, minus $748 in tax and $3,196 in living costs.
$116
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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Other jobs in Florence
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a police officer make in Florence?
$48,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 490 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Florence?
$116 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,205, and pay covers 3.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 168 miles away, leaves $1,501 a month, more than Florence.