Police officer · Slidell, LA
Police officer in Slidell: $222/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Slidell at $47,790 a year. About 900 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.14). The 10th percentile is $38,910 and the 90th is $59,230. Pay ranks 368th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,236/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $222 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Tuscaloosa, about 225 miles away, at $997 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$222
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$47,790
$38,910 to $59,230
Rent (1 bd)
$1,236
$1,471 (2 bd)
Employment
900
Location quotient 2.14
Pay rank
368th 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 $47,790.
- Taxes$701
- Rent$1,236
- Other living costs$1,824
- Left over$222
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $47,790
- Federal income tax
- −$3,696
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,656
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,059
- Take-home pay
- $39,379
- Effective tax rate
- 17.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,236
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $519
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $3,060
Left over each month
$3,983 gross, minus $701 in tax and $3,060 in living costs.
$222
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Tuscaloosa, $997/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
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- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- 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 Slidell?
$47,790 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 900 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Slidell?
$222 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,236, and pay covers 3.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Tuscaloosa, about 225 miles away, leaves $997 a month, more than Slidell.