Police officer · Sherman, TX
Police officer in Sherman: $2,277/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Sherman at $74,680 a year. About 270 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.17). The 10th percentile is $52,620 and the 90th is $95,960. Pay ranks 170th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($959/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,277 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dallas, about 56 miles away, at $2,887 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,277
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$74,680
$52,620 to $95,960
Rent (1 bd)
$959
$1,142 (2 bd)
Employment
270
Location quotient 1.17
Pay rank
170th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $74,680.
- Taxes$1,146
- Rent$959
- Other living costs$1,841
- Left over$2,277
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $74,680
- Federal income tax
- −$8,044
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,713
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $60,923
- Effective tax rate
- 18.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $959
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $526
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,800
Left over each month
$6,223 gross, minus $1,146 in tax and $2,800 in living costs.
$2,277
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dallas, $2,887/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Sherman?
$74,680 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 270 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Sherman?
$2,277 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $959, and pay covers 6.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Dallas, about 56 miles away, leaves $2,887 a month, more than Sherman.