Police officer · Laredo, TX
Police officer in Laredo: $2,702/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Laredo at $81,690 a year. About 780 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.64). The 10th percentile is $43,850 and the 90th is $92,120. Pay ranks 86th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($901/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,702 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Austin is the strongest other metro for this job ($2,286 left over a month), and Laredo still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,702
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$81,690
$43,850 to $92,120
Rent (1 bd)
$901
$1,073 (2 bd)
Employment
780
Location quotient 1.64
Pay rank
86th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $81,690.
- Taxes$1,320
- Rent$901
- Other living costs$1,885
- Left over$2,702
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $81,690
- Federal income tax
- −$9,586
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,249
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $65,855
- Effective tax rate
- 19.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $901
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,786
Left over each month
$6,808 gross, minus $1,320 in tax and $2,786 in living costs.
$2,702
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Austin, $2,286/mo.
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Other jobs in Laredo
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a police officer make in Laredo?
$81,690 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 780 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Laredo?
$2,702 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $901, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Laredo leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Austin at $2,286 a month.