Police officer · Lakeland, FL
Police officer in Lakeland: $1,311/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Lakeland at $66,700 a year. About 1,300 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.14). The 10th percentile is $53,050 and the 90th is $85,460. Pay ranks 225th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,333/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,311 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 158 miles away, at $2,124 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,311
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$66,700
$53,050 to $85,460
Rent (1 bd)
$1,333
$1,587 (2 bd)
Employment
1,300
Location quotient 1.14
Pay rank
225th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $66,700.
- Taxes$949
- Rent$1,333
- Other living costs$1,965
- Left over$1,311
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $66,700
- Federal income tax
- −$6,288
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,103
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $55,309
- Effective tax rate
- 17.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,333
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $563
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,298
Left over each month
$5,558 gross, minus $949 in tax and $3,298 in living costs.
$1,311
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jacksonville, $2,124/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Lakeland?
$66,700 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,300 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Lakeland?
$1,311 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,333, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Jacksonville, about 158 miles away, leaves $2,124 a month, more than Lakeland.