Police officer · Knoxville, TN
Police officer in Knoxville: $761/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Knoxville at $56,380 a year. About 1,860 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.02). The 10th percentile is $43,830 and the 90th is $77,390. Pay ranks 330th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,296/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $761 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cincinnati, about 211 miles away, at $2,105 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$761
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$56,380
$43,830 to $77,390
Rent (1 bd)
$1,296
$1,543 (2 bd)
Employment
1,860
Location quotient 1.02
Pay rank
330th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $56,380.
- Taxes$753
- Rent$1,296
- Other living costs$1,888
- Left over$761
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $56,380
- Federal income tax
- −$4,727
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,313
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $47,340
- Effective tax rate
- 16.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,296
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $554
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,184
Left over each month
$4,698 gross, minus $753 in tax and $3,184 in living costs.
$761
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cincinnati, $2,105/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Knoxville?
$56,380 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,860 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Knoxville?
$761 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,296, and pay covers 3.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Cincinnati, about 211 miles away, leaves $2,105 a month, more than Knoxville.