Police officer · Gainesville, FL
Police officer in Gainesville: $1,171/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Gainesville at $63,050 a year. About 720 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.09). The 10th percentile is $45,420 and the 90th is $80,800. Pay ranks 249th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,305/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,171 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 77 miles away, at $2,124 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,171
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,050
$45,420 to $80,800
Rent (1 bd)
$1,305
$1,553 (2 bd)
Employment
720
Location quotient 1.09
Pay rank
249th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $63,050.
- Taxes$863
- Rent$1,305
- Other living costs$1,916
- Left over$1,171
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,050
- Federal income tax
- −$5,528
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,823
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $52,699
- Effective tax rate
- 16.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,305
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $514
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,221
Left over each month
$5,254 gross, minus $863 in tax and $3,221 in living costs.
$1,171
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jacksonville, $2,124/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Gainesville?
$63,050 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 720 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Gainesville?
$1,171 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,305, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Jacksonville, about 77 miles away, leaves $2,124 a month, more than Gainesville.