Police officer · Houston, TX
Police officer in Houston: $1,968/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Houston at $74,570 a year. About 16,250 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.15). The 10th percentile is $59,110 and the 90th is $93,800. Pay ranks 173rd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,188/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,968 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dallas, about 231 miles away, at $2,924 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,968
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$74,570
$59,110 to $93,800
Rent (1 bd)
$1,188
$1,414 (2 bd)
Employment
16,250
Location quotient 1.15
Pay rank
173rd of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $74,570.
- Taxes$1,107
- Rent$1,188
- Other$1,951
- Left$1,968
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $74,570
- Federal income tax
- −$7,575
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,705
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $61,290
- Effective tax rate
- 17.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,188
- Groceries
- $380
- Getting around
- $572
- Healthcare
- $428
- Utilities and internet
- $238
- Everything else
- $333
- Total spending
- $3,139
After tax and rent
$1,968 left/mo
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dallas, $2,924/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Houston?
$74,570 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 16,250 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Houston?
$1,968 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,188, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Dallas, about 231 miles away, leaves $2,924 a month, more than Houston.