Police officer · Winston-Salem, NC
Police officer in Winston-Salem: $849/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Winston-Salem at $57,440 a year. About 1,310 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.12). The 10th percentile is $43,810 and the 90th is $75,750. Pay ranks 321st-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,047/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $849 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 143 miles away, at $1,501 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$849
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$57,440
$43,810 to $75,750
Rent (1 bd)
$1,047
$1,246 (2 bd)
Employment
1,310
Location quotient 1.12
Pay rank
321st of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $57,440.
- Taxes$929
- Rent$1,047
- Other living costs$1,962
- Left over$849
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $57,440
- Federal income tax
- −$4,854
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,394
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,899
- Take-home pay
- $46,292
- Effective tax rate
- 19.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,047
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $567
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,009
Left over each month
$4,787 gross, minus $929 in tax and $3,009 in living costs.
$849
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 Winston-Salem?
$57,440 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,310 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Winston-Salem?
$849 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,047, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 143 miles away, leaves $1,501 a month, more than Winston-Salem.