Police officer · Little Rock, AR
Police officer in Little Rock: $940/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Little Rock at $54,840 a year. About 1,520 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.98). The 10th percentile is $40,160 and the 90th is $76,040. Pay ranks 342nd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($906/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $940 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 147 miles away, at $2,207 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$940
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$54,840
$40,160 to $76,040
Rent (1 bd)
$906
$1,079 (2 bd)
Employment
1,520
Location quotient 0.98
Pay rank
342nd of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $54,840.
- Taxes$889
- Rent$906
- Other living costs$1,835
- Left over$940
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $54,840
- Federal income tax
- −$4,542
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,195
- State income tax (AR)
- −$1,926
- Take-home pay
- $44,176
- Effective tax rate
- 19.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $906
- Groceries
- $357
- Getting around
- $540
- Healthcare
- $402
- Utilities and internet
- $223
- Everything else
- $313
- Total spending
- $2,741
Left over each month
$4,570 gross, minus $889 in tax and $2,741 in living costs.
$940
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Memphis, $2,207/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Little Rock?
$54,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,520 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Little Rock?
$940 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $906, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Memphis, about 147 miles away, leaves $2,207 a month, more than Little Rock.