Police officer · Kingsport, TN
Police officer in Kingsport: $579/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Kingsport at $48,620 a year. About 690 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.34). The 10th percentile is $45,540 and the 90th is $67,930. Pay ranks 363rd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($932/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $579 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 233 miles away, at $3,180 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$579
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$48,620
$45,540 to $67,930
Rent (1 bd)
$932
$1,109 (2 bd)
Employment
690
Location quotient 1.34
Pay rank
363rd 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 $48,620.
- Taxes$626
- Rent$932
- Other living costs$1,914
- Left over$579
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $48,620
- Federal income tax
- −$3,796
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,719
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $41,105
- Effective tax rate
- 15.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $932
- Groceries
- $372
- Getting around
- $565
- Healthcare
- $419
- Utilities and internet
- $233
- Everything else
- $326
- Total spending
- $2,846
Left over each month
$4,052 gross, minus $626 in tax and $2,846 in living costs.
$579
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Columbus, $3,180/mo.
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- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Kingsport?
$48,620 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 690 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Kingsport?
$579 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $932, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 233 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than Kingsport.