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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Gadsden, AL

The median police and sheriff's patrol officers in Gadsden, AL earns $48,340 a year, 37% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,237 a month.

10th percentile
$35,910
25th percentile
$38,810
Median percentile
$48,340
75th percentile
$48,340
90th percentile
$60,160

Based on 240 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$38,846 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,340
Federal income tax−$3,621
Social Security + Medicare−$3,698
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,175
Monthly take-home$3,237
Every two weeks$1,494

Does it go far here?

$56,437Median pay in Gadsden, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.7 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($847 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Gadsden, AL

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$77,810
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$54,410
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$38,860
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$34,100
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$31,960
Stockers and Order Fillers$31,270
Nursing Assistants$30,440
Retail Salespersons$28,300

All police and sheriff's patrol officers salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama