Police officer · San Antonio, TX
Police officer in San Antonio: $2,088/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in San Antonio at $73,860 a year. About 5,130 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 $57,410 and the 90th is $94,720. Pay ranks 184th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,049/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,088 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Laredo, about 125 miles away, at $2,739 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$2,088
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$73,860
$57,410 to $94,720
Rent (1 bd)
$1,049
$1,249 (2 bd)
Employment
5,130
Location quotient 1.06
Pay rank
184th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $73,860.
- Taxes$1,089
- Rent$1,049
- Other$1,929
- Left$2,088
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $73,860
- Federal income tax
- −$7,419
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,650
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $60,791
- Effective tax rate
- 17.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,049
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,978
After tax and rent
$2,088 left/mo
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Laredo, $2,739/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in San Antonio?
$73,860 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 5,130 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in San Antonio?
$2,088 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,049, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Laredo, about 125 miles away, leaves $2,739 a month, more than San Antonio.