Police officer · Lubbock, TX
Police officer in Lubbock: $2,525/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Lubbock at $77,110 a year. About 790 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.10). The 10th percentile is $48,530 and the 90th is $99,570. Pay ranks 133rd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($817/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,525 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Amarillo, about 123 miles away, at $2,587 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,525
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,110
$48,530 to $99,570
Rent (1 bd)
$817
$973 (2 bd)
Employment
790
Location quotient 1.10
Pay rank
133rd of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $77,110.
- Taxes$1,206
- Rent$817
- Other living costs$1,877
- Left over$2,525
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,110
- Federal income tax
- −$8,578
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,899
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $62,633
- Effective tax rate
- 18.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $817
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,694
Left over each month
$6,426 gross, minus $1,206 in tax and $2,694 in living costs.
$2,525
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Amarillo, $2,587/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Lubbock?
$77,110 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 790 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Lubbock?
$2,525 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $817, and pay covers 7.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Amarillo, about 123 miles away, leaves $2,587 a month, more than Lubbock.