Police officer · Lake Charles, LA
Police officer in Lake Charles: $809/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Lake Charles at $56,290 a year. About 1,780 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 4.07). The 10th percentile is $45,220 and the 90th is $72,420. Pay ranks 331st-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,149/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $809 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 61 miles away, at $2,464 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$809
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$56,290
$45,220 to $72,420
Rent (1 bd)
$1,149
$1,368 (2 bd)
Employment
1,780
Location quotient 4.07
Pay rank
331st of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $56,290.
- Taxes$861
- Rent$1,149
- Other living costs$1,871
- Left over$809
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $56,290
- Federal income tax
- −$4,716
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,306
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,314
- Take-home pay
- $45,954
- Effective tax rate
- 18.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,149
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $3,020
Left over each month
$4,691 gross, minus $861 in tax and $3,020 in living costs.
$809
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 Lake Charles?
$56,290 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,780 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Lake Charles?
$809 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,149, and pay covers 4.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Beaumont, about 61 miles away, leaves $2,464 a month, more than Lake Charles.