Police officer · New Orleans, LA
Police officer in New Orleans: $332/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in New Orleans at $48,970 a year. About 2,040 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $36,940 and the 90th is $70,660. Pay ranks 359th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,223/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $332 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lake Charles, about 223 miles away, at $809 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$332
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$48,970
$36,940 to $70,660
Rent (1 bd)
$1,223
$1,456 (2 bd)
Employment
2,040
Location quotient 1.06
Pay rank
359th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $48,970.
- Taxes$723
- Rent$1,223
- Other living costs$1,803
- Left over$332
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $48,970
- Federal income tax
- −$3,838
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,746
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,094
- Take-home pay
- $40,292
- Effective tax rate
- 17.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,223
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $498
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $3,026
Left over each month
$4,081 gross, minus $723 in tax and $3,026 in living costs.
$332
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lake Charles, $809/mo.
Police officer leftover by city →Best cities for police officers to move to →Police officer nearby
Other jobs in New Orleans
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a police officer make in New Orleans?
$48,970 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,040 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in New Orleans?
$332 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,223, and pay covers 3.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Lake Charles, about 223 miles away, leaves $809 a month, more than New Orleans.