Police officer · Sebastian, FL
Police officer in Sebastian: $705/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Sebastian at $60,320 a year. About 310 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.25). The 10th percentile is $49,520 and the 90th is $77,540. Pay ranks 277th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,551/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $705 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 190 miles away, at $2,124 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$705
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,320
$49,520 to $77,540
Rent (1 bd)
$1,551
$1,847 (2 bd)
Employment
310
Location quotient 1.25
Pay rank
277th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $60,320.
- Taxes$818
- Rent$1,551
- Other living costs$1,953
- Left over$705
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,320
- Federal income tax
- −$5,200
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,614
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $50,506
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,551
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,504
Left over each month
$5,027 gross, minus $818 in tax and $3,504 in living costs.
$705
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 Sebastian?
$60,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 310 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Sebastian?
$705 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,551, and pay covers 3.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Jacksonville, about 190 miles away, leaves $2,124 a month, more than Sebastian.