Police officer · Salisbury, MD
Police officer in Salisbury: $299/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Salisbury at $58,580 a year. About 320 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.39). The 10th percentile is $48,080 and the 90th is $103,510. Pay ranks 305th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,433/mo). Maryland taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $299 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gettysburg, about 139 miles away, at $2,743 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$299
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,580
$48,080 to $103,510
Rent (1 bd)
$1,433
$1,706 (2 bd)
Employment
320
Location quotient 1.39
Pay rank
305th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $58,580.
- Taxes$1,153
- Rent$1,433
- Other living costs$1,996
- Left over$299
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,580
- Federal income tax
- −$4,991
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,481
- State income tax (MD)
- −$2,609
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,757
- Take-home pay
- $44,741
- Effective tax rate
- 23.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,433
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $588
- Healthcare
- $437
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $340
- Total spending
- $3,429
Left over each month
$4,882 gross, minus $1,153 in tax and $3,429 in living costs.
$299
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Gettysburg, $2,743/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Salisbury?
$58,580 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 320 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Salisbury?
$299 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maryland taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,433, and pay covers 3.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Gettysburg, about 139 miles away, leaves $2,743 a month, more than Salisbury.