Police officer · Hot Springs, AR
Police officer in Hot Springs: $378/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Hot Springs at $44,850 a year. About 140 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.84). The 10th percentile is $38,320 and the 90th is $65,410. Pay ranks 376th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($811/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $378 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sherman, about 212 miles away, at $2,277 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$378
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$44,850
$38,320 to $65,410
Rent (1 bd)
$811
$965 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 0.84
Pay rank
376th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $44,850.
- Taxes$693
- Rent$811
- Other living costs$1,856
- Left over$378
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $44,850
- Federal income tax
- −$3,344
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,431
- State income tax (AR)
- −$1,536
- Take-home pay
- $36,539
- Effective tax rate
- 18.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $811
- Groceries
- $357
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $402
- Utilities and internet
- $223
- Everything else
- $313
- Total spending
- $2,667
Left over each month
$3,738 gross, minus $693 in tax and $2,667 in living costs.
$378
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sherman, $2,277/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- 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 Hot Springs?
$44,850 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Hot Springs?
$378 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $811, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Sherman, about 212 miles away, leaves $2,277 a month, more than Hot Springs.