Police officer · Tulsa, OK
Police officer in Tulsa: $1,455/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Tulsa at $64,190 a year. About 2,310 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 $42,190 and the 90th is $90,370. Pay ranks 241st-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($967/mo). Oklahoma taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,455 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dallas, about 240 miles away, at $2,887 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,455
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$64,190
$42,190 to $90,370
Rent (1 bd)
$967
$1,151 (2 bd)
Employment
2,310
Location quotient 1.17
Pay rank
241st of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $64,190.
- Taxes$1,100
- Rent$967
- Other living costs$1,827
- Left over$1,455
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $64,190
- Federal income tax
- −$5,736
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,911
- State income tax (OK)
- −$2,559
- Take-home pay
- $50,985
- Effective tax rate
- 20.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $967
- Groceries
- $356
- Getting around
- $536
- Healthcare
- $401
- Utilities and internet
- $223
- Everything else
- $312
- Total spending
- $2,794
Left over each month
$5,349 gross, minus $1,100 in tax and $2,794 in living costs.
$1,455
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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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Tulsa?
$64,190 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,310 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Tulsa?
$1,455 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oklahoma taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $967, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Dallas, about 240 miles away, leaves $2,887 a month, more than Tulsa.