Police officer · Lawton, OK
Police officer in Lawton: $1,036/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Lawton at $54,870 a year. About 280 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.52). The 10th percentile is $35,590 and the 90th is $81,310. Pay ranks 341st-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($811/mo). Oklahoma taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,036 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dallas, about 143 miles away, at $2,887 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,036
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$54,870
$35,590 to $81,310
Rent (1 bd)
$811
$965 (2 bd)
Employment
280
Location quotient 1.52
Pay rank
341st of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $54,870.
- Taxes$905
- Rent$811
- Other living costs$1,821
- Left over$1,036
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $54,870
- Federal income tax
- −$4,546
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,198
- State income tax (OK)
- −$2,116
- Take-home pay
- $44,010
- Effective tax rate
- 19.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $811
- Groceries
- $359
- Getting around
- $519
- Healthcare
- $404
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $314
- Total spending
- $2,632
Left over each month
$4,573 gross, minus $905 in tax and $2,632 in living costs.
$1,036
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dallas, $2,887/mo.
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- Electrician
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- Lawyer
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- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Lawton?
$54,870 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 280 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Lawton?
$1,036 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oklahoma taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $811, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Dallas, about 143 miles away, leaves $2,887 a month, more than Lawton.