Police officer · Jacksonville, NC
Police officer in Jacksonville: $947/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Jacksonville at $59,540 a year. About 440 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.92). The 10th percentile is $46,070 and the 90th is $73,320. Pay ranks 292nd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,149/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $947 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 83 miles away, at $1,501 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$947
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,540
$46,070 to $73,320
Rent (1 bd)
$1,149
$1,368 (2 bd)
Employment
440
Location quotient 1.92
Pay rank
292nd of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $59,540.
- Taxes$971
- Rent$1,149
- Other living costs$1,895
- Left over$947
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,540
- Federal income tax
- −$5,106
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,555
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,989
- Take-home pay
- $47,890
- Effective tax rate
- 19.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,149
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $500
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,044
Left over each month
$4,962 gross, minus $971 in tax and $3,044 in living costs.
$947
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rocky Mount, $1,501/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Jacksonville?
$59,540 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 Jacksonville?
$947 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,149, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 83 miles away, leaves $1,501 a month, more than Jacksonville.