Police officer · Odessa, TX
Police officer in Odessa: $2,085/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Odessa median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Texas median, $75,900 a year. Texas has about 63,100 police officer jobs. The 10th percentile is $51,240 and the 90th is $98,350. On the pay used here, Odessa ranks 158th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,178/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,085 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Amarillo, about 237 miles away, at $2,587 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,085
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$75,900
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,178
$1,402 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
158th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
5.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $75,900.
- Taxes$1,177
- Rent$1,178
- Other living costs$1,885
- Left over$2,085
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $75,900
- Federal income tax
- −$8,312
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,806
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $61,782
- Effective tax rate
- 18.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,178
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $3,063
Left over each month
$6,325 gross, minus $1,177 in tax and $3,063 in living costs.
$2,085
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 Odessa?
$75,900 a year. That figure is the Texas median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Odessa?
$2,085 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,178, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Amarillo, about 237 miles away, leaves $2,587 a month, more than Odessa.