Police officer · Lexington Park, MD
Police officer in Lexington Park: $1,266/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Lexington Park at $79,900 a year. About 300 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.97). The 10th percentile is $61,490 and the 90th is $101,020. Pay ranks 101st-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,593/mo). Maryland taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,266 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gettysburg, about 114 miles away, at $2,743 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,266
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,900
$61,490 to $101,020
Rent (1 bd)
$1,593
$1,896 (2 bd)
Employment
300
Location quotient 0.97
Pay rank
101st 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 $79,900.
- Taxes$1,777
- Rent$1,593
- Other living costs$2,022
- Left over$1,266
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,900
- Federal income tax
- −$9,192
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,112
- State income tax (MD)
- −$3,622
- City / county wage tax
- −$2,397
- Take-home pay
- $58,577
- Effective tax rate
- 26.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,593
- Groceries
- $408
- Getting around
- $541
- Healthcare
- $459
- Utilities and internet
- $255
- Everything else
- $357
- Total spending
- $3,615
Left over each month
$6,658 gross, minus $1,777 in tax and $3,615 in living costs.
$1,266
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Gettysburg, $2,743/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Lexington Park?
$79,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Lexington Park?
$1,266 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maryland taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,593, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Gettysburg, about 114 miles away, leaves $2,743 a month, more than Lexington Park.