Police officer · Huntsville, AL
Police officer in Huntsville: $1,287/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Huntsville at $64,550 a year. About 980 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.85). The 10th percentile is $45,480 and the 90th is $76,760. Pay ranks 238th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,050/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,287 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 176 miles away, at $2,207 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,287
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$64,550
$45,480 to $76,760
Rent (1 bd)
$1,050
$1,250 (2 bd)
Employment
980
Location quotient 0.85
Pay rank
238th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $64,550.
- Taxes$1,149
- Rent$1,050
- Other living costs$1,893
- Left over$1,287
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $64,550
- Federal income tax
- −$5,815
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,938
- State income tax (AL)
- −$3,038
- Take-home pay
- $50,759
- Effective tax rate
- 21.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,050
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $559
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $2,943
Left over each month
$5,379 gross, minus $1,149 in tax and $2,943 in living costs.
$1,287
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Memphis, $2,207/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Huntsville?
$64,550 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 980 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Huntsville?
$1,287 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,050, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Memphis, about 176 miles away, leaves $2,207 a month, more than Huntsville.