Police officer · Palm Bay, FL
Police officer in Palm Bay: $880/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Palm Bay at $60,520 a year. About 1,240 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.18). The 10th percentile is $49,070 and the 90th is $76,720. Pay ranks 275th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,399/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $880 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 148 miles away, at $2,124 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$880
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,520
$49,070 to $76,720
Rent (1 bd)
$1,399
$1,665 (2 bd)
Employment
1,240
Location quotient 1.18
Pay rank
275th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $60,520.
- Taxes$821
- Rent$1,399
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$880
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,520
- Federal income tax
- −$5,224
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,630
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $50,666
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,399
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $541
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,342
Left over each month
$5,043 gross, minus $821 in tax and $3,342 in living costs.
$880
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jacksonville, $2,124/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Palm Bay?
$60,520 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,240 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Palm Bay?
$880 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,399, and pay covers 3.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Jacksonville, about 148 miles away, leaves $2,124 a month, more than Palm Bay.