Police officer · Hattiesburg, MS
Police officer in Hattiesburg: -$23/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Hattiesburg at $44,080 a year. About 440 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.65). The 10th percentile is $34,680 and the 90th is $54,460. Pay ranks 378th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,055/mo). Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$23 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dothan, about 222 miles away, at $1,073 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$23
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$44,080
$34,680 to $54,460
Rent (1 bd)
$1,055
$1,256 (2 bd)
Employment
440
Location quotient 1.65
Pay rank
378th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $44,080.
- Taxes$705
- Rent$1,055
- Other living costs$1,936
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $44,080
- Federal income tax
- −$3,251
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,372
- State income tax (MS)
- −$1,838
- Take-home pay
- $35,618
- Effective tax rate
- 19.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,055
- Groceries
- $374
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $421
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $327
- Total spending
- $2,991
Left over each month
$3,673 gross, minus $705 in tax and $2,991 in living costs.
-$23
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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- Electrician
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- 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 Hattiesburg?
$44,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 440 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Hattiesburg?
-$23 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,055, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Dothan, about 222 miles away, leaves $1,073 a month, more than Hattiesburg.