Police officer · Albany, GA
Police officer in Albany: $862/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Albany at $53,710 a year. About 380 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.50). The 10th percentile is $38,750 and the 90th is $66,690. Pay ranks 344th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($730/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $862 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 170 miles away, at $2,124 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$862
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$53,710
$38,750 to $66,690
Rent (1 bd)
$730
$869 (2 bd)
Employment
380
Location quotient 1.50
Pay rank
344th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $53,710.
- Taxes$890
- Rent$730
- Other living costs$1,994
- Left over$862
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $53,710
- Federal income tax
- −$4,407
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,109
- State income tax (GA)
- −$2,165
- Take-home pay
- $43,030
- Effective tax rate
- 19.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $730
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $596
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,724
Left over each month
$4,476 gross, minus $890 in tax and $2,724 in living costs.
$862
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jacksonville, $2,124/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Albany?
$53,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 380 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Albany?
$862 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $730, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Jacksonville, about 170 miles away, leaves $2,124 a month, more than Albany.