Police officer · Wilmington, NC
Police officer in Wilmington: $333/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Wilmington at $53,520 a year. About 1,210 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.47). The 10th percentile is $46,550 and the 90th is $72,560. Pay ranks 345th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,358/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $333 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 117 miles away, at $1,501 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$333
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$53,520
$46,550 to $72,560
Rent (1 bd)
$1,358
$1,617 (2 bd)
Employment
1,210
Location quotient 1.47
Pay rank
345th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $53,520.
- Taxes$851
- Rent$1,358
- Other living costs$1,918
- Left over$333
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $53,520
- Federal income tax
- −$4,384
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,094
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,733
- Take-home pay
- $43,309
- Effective tax rate
- 19.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,358
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $523
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,276
Left over each month
$4,460 gross, minus $851 in tax and $3,276 in living costs.
$333
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 Wilmington?
$53,520 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,210 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Wilmington?
$333 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,358, and pay covers 3.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 117 miles away, leaves $1,501 a month, more than Wilmington.