Police officer · Gadsden, AL
Police officer in Gadsden: $679/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Gadsden at $48,340 a year. About 240 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.67). The 10th percentile is $35,910 and the 90th is $60,160. Pay ranks 365th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($546/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $679 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 226 miles away, at $2,207 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$679
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$48,340
$35,910 to $60,160
Rent (1 bd)
$546
$650 (2 bd)
Employment
240
Location quotient 1.67
Pay rank
365th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $48,340.
- Taxes$848
- Rent$546
- Other living costs$1,956
- Left over$679
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $48,340
- Federal income tax
- −$3,762
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,698
- State income tax (AL)
- −$2,227
- City / county wage tax
- −$483
- Take-home pay
- $38,169
- Effective tax rate
- 21.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $546
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,502
Left over each month
$4,028 gross, minus $848 in tax and $2,502 in living costs.
$679
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Memphis, $2,207/mo.
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- Electrician
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- Lawyer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Gadsden?
$48,340 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Gadsden?
$679 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $546, and pay covers 7.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Memphis, about 226 miles away, leaves $2,207 a month, more than Gadsden.