Police officer · Memphis, TN
Police officer in Memphis: $2,207/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Memphis at $75,410 a year. About 3,630 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.38). The 10th percentile is $47,060 and the 90th is $79,480. Pay ranks 164th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,045/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,207 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Evansville is the strongest other metro for this job ($1,850 left over a month), and Memphis still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,207
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$75,410
$47,060 to $79,480
Rent (1 bd)
$1,045
$1,244 (2 bd)
Employment
3,630
Location quotient 1.38
Pay rank
164th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $75,410.
- Taxes$1,164
- Rent$1,045
- Other living costs$1,868
- Left over$2,207
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $75,410
- Federal income tax
- −$8,204
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,769
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $61,437
- Effective tax rate
- 18.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,045
- Groceries
- $364
- Getting around
- $548
- Healthcare
- $410
- Utilities and internet
- $228
- Everything else
- $319
- Total spending
- $2,913
Left over each month
$6,284 gross, minus $1,164 in tax and $2,913 in living costs.
$2,207
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Evansville, $1,850/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Memphis?
$75,410 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,630 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Memphis?
$2,207 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,045, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Memphis leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Evansville at $1,850 a month.