Police officer · Shreveport, LA
Police officer in Shreveport: $1,133/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Shreveport at $60,130 a year. About 1,370 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.95). The 10th percentile is $39,860 and the 90th is $65,640. Pay ranks 280th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,077/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,133 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dallas, about 190 miles away, at $2,887 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,133
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,130
$39,860 to $65,640
Rent (1 bd)
$1,077
$1,282 (2 bd)
Employment
1,370
Location quotient 1.95
Pay rank
280th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $60,130.
- Taxes$934
- Rent$1,077
- Other living costs$1,867
- Left over$1,133
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,130
- Federal income tax
- −$5,177
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,600
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,429
- Take-home pay
- $48,924
- Effective tax rate
- 18.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,077
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $562
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,944
Left over each month
$5,011 gross, minus $934 in tax and $2,944 in living costs.
$1,133
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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- Electrician
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- 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 Shreveport?
$60,130 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,370 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Shreveport?
$1,133 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,077, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Dallas, about 190 miles away, leaves $2,887 a month, more than Shreveport.