Police officer · Rocky Mount, NC
Police officer in Rocky Mount: $1,501/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Rocky Mount at $62,750 a year. About 390 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.66). The 10th percentile is $48,370 and the 90th is $77,110. Pay ranks 253rd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($716/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,501 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Burlington is the strongest other metro for this job ($1,381 left over a month), and Rocky Mount still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,501
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,750
$48,370 to $77,110
Rent (1 bd)
$716
$852 (2 bd)
Employment
390
Location quotient 1.66
Pay rank
253rd of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $62,750.
- Taxes$1,035
- Rent$716
- Other living costs$1,977
- Left over$1,501
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,750
- Federal income tax
- −$5,492
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,800
- State income tax (NC)
- −$2,125
- Take-home pay
- $50,333
- Effective tax rate
- 19.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $716
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $582
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,693
Left over each month
$5,229 gross, minus $1,035 in tax and $2,693 in living costs.
$1,501
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Burlington, $1,381/mo.
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Other jobs in Rocky Mount
- 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 Rocky Mount?
$62,750 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 390 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Rocky Mount?
$1,501 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $716, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Rocky Mount leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Burlington at $1,381 a month.