Police officer · Lafayette, LA
Police officer in Lafayette: $512/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Lafayette at $49,900 a year. About 910 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.17). The 10th percentile is $36,730 and the 90th is $62,340. Pay ranks 356th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,052/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $512 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 124 miles away, at $2,464 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$512
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$49,900
$36,730 to $62,340
Rent (1 bd)
$1,052
$1,252 (2 bd)
Employment
910
Location quotient 1.17
Pay rank
356th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $49,900.
- Taxes$741
- Rent$1,052
- Other living costs$1,854
- Left over$512
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $49,900
- Federal income tax
- −$3,950
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,817
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,122
- Take-home pay
- $41,011
- Effective tax rate
- 17.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,052
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,906
Left over each month
$4,158 gross, minus $741 in tax and $2,906 in living costs.
$512
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $2,464/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Lafayette?
$49,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 910 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Lafayette?
$512 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,052, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Beaumont, about 124 miles away, leaves $2,464 a month, more than Lafayette.