Police officer · Gulfport, MS
Police officer in Gulfport: $219/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Gulfport at $48,050 a year. About 1,000 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.46). The 10th percentile is $37,070 and the 90th is $58,490. Pay ranks 367th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,060/mo). Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $219 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dothan, about 216 miles away, at $1,073 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$219
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$48,050
$37,070 to $58,490
Rent (1 bd)
$1,060
$1,262 (2 bd)
Employment
1,000
Location quotient 1.46
Pay rank
367th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $48,050.
- Taxes$785
- Rent$1,060
- Other living costs$1,940
- Left over$219
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $48,050
- Federal income tax
- −$3,728
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,676
- State income tax (MS)
- −$2,013
- Take-home pay
- $38,634
- Effective tax rate
- 19.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,060
- Groceries
- $374
- Getting around
- $584
- Healthcare
- $421
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $327
- Total spending
- $3,000
Left over each month
$4,004 gross, minus $785 in tax and $3,000 in living costs.
$219
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dothan, $1,073/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Gulfport?
$48,050 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,000 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Gulfport?
$219 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,060, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Dothan, about 216 miles away, leaves $1,073 a month, more than Gulfport.