Police officer · Jacksonville, FL
Police officer in Jacksonville: $2,124/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Jacksonville at $78,810 a year. About 2,800 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 $58,690 and the 90th is $95,000. Pay ranks 115th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,278/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,124 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Homosassa Springs is the strongest other metro for this job ($2,017 left over a month), and Jacksonville still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,124
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$78,810
$58,690 to $95,000
Rent (1 bd)
$1,278
$1,522 (2 bd)
Employment
2,800
Location quotient 0.85
Pay rank
115th 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 $78,810.
- Taxes$1,248
- Rent$1,278
- Other living costs$1,917
- Left over$2,124
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $78,810
- Federal income tax
- −$8,952
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,029
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $63,829
- Effective tax rate
- 19.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,278
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $515
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,195
Left over each month
$6,568 gross, minus $1,248 in tax and $3,195 in living costs.
$2,124
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Homosassa Springs, $2,017/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Jacksonville?
$78,810 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,800 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Jacksonville?
$2,124 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,278, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Jacksonville leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Homosassa Springs at $2,017 a month.