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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Rocky Mount, NC

The median police and sheriff's patrol officers in Rocky Mount, NC earns $62,750 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,161 a month.

10th percentile
$48,370
25th percentile
$54,990
Median percentile
$62,750
75th percentile
$77,110
90th percentile
$77,110

Based on 390 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

$49,933 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,750
Federal income tax−$5,350
Social Security + Medicare−$4,800
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,667
Monthly take-home$4,161
Every two weeks$1,920

Does it go far here?

$71,297Median pay in Rocky Mount, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.0 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($920 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Rocky Mount, NC

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$94,610
Registered Nurses$82,300
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$48,670
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$48,090
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$45,710
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$44,480
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$44,320
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$42,840

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