Police officer · Tuscaloosa, AL
Police officer in Tuscaloosa: $997/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Tuscaloosa at $59,670 a year. About 710 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.52). The 10th percentile is $38,440 and the 90th is $85,600. Pay ranks 290th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($930/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $997 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 176 miles away, at $2,207 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$997
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,670
$38,440 to $85,600
Rent (1 bd)
$930
$1,107 (2 bd)
Employment
710
Location quotient 1.52
Pay rank
290th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $59,670.
- Taxes$1,090
- Rent$930
- Other living costs$1,956
- Left over$997
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,670
- Federal income tax
- −$5,122
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,565
- State income tax (AL)
- −$2,794
- City / county wage tax
- −$597
- Take-home pay
- $46,593
- Effective tax rate
- 21.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $930
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,886
Left over each month
$4,973 gross, minus $1,090 in tax and $2,886 in living costs.
$997
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Memphis, $2,207/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Tuscaloosa?
$59,670 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 710 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Tuscaloosa?
$997 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $930, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Memphis, about 176 miles away, leaves $2,207 a month, more than Tuscaloosa.