Police officer · Spartanburg, SC
Police officer in Spartanburg: $692/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Spartanburg at $57,030 a year. About 720 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $46,360 and the 90th is $75,080. Pay ranks 325th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,141/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $692 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 240 miles away, at $1,501 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$692
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$57,030
$46,360 to $75,080
Rent (1 bd)
$1,141
$1,358 (2 bd)
Employment
720
Location quotient 1.01
Pay rank
325th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $57,030.
- Taxes$927
- Rent$1,141
- Other living costs$1,993
- Left over$692
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $57,030
- Federal income tax
- −$4,805
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,363
- State income tax (SC)
- −$1,953
- Take-home pay
- $45,909
- Effective tax rate
- 19.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,141
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $601
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,134
Left over each month
$4,753 gross, minus $927 in tax and $3,134 in living costs.
$692
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rocky Mount, $1,501/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Spartanburg?
$57,030 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 720 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Spartanburg?
$692 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,141, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 240 miles away, leaves $1,501 a month, more than Spartanburg.