Police officer · Jonesboro, AR
Police officer in Jonesboro: $653/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Jonesboro at $49,570 a year. About 230 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.89). The 10th percentile is $38,130 and the 90th is $71,890. Pay ranks 357th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($837/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $653 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 67 miles away, at $2,207 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$653
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$49,570
$38,130 to $71,890
Rent (1 bd)
$837
$996 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 0.89
Pay rank
357th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $49,570.
- Taxes$785
- Rent$837
- Other living costs$1,856
- Left over$653
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $49,570
- Federal income tax
- −$3,910
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,792
- State income tax (AR)
- −$1,720
- Take-home pay
- $40,148
- Effective tax rate
- 19.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $837
- Groceries
- $357
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $402
- Utilities and internet
- $223
- Everything else
- $313
- Total spending
- $2,693
Left over each month
$4,131 gross, minus $785 in tax and $2,693 in living costs.
$653
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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- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Jonesboro?
$49,570 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 230 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Jonesboro?
$653 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $837, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Memphis, about 67 miles away, leaves $2,207 a month, more than Jonesboro.