Police officer · Athens, GA
Police officer in Athens: $803/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Athens at $60,710 a year. About 570 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.37). The 10th percentile is $41,720 and the 90th is $75,010. Pay ranks 271st-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,297/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $803 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Nashville, about 248 miles away, at $1,373 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$803
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,710
$41,720 to $75,010
Rent (1 bd)
$1,297
$1,544 (2 bd)
Employment
570
Location quotient 1.37
Pay rank
271st of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $60,710.
- Taxes$1,035
- Rent$1,297
- Other living costs$1,924
- Left over$803
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,710
- Federal income tax
- −$5,247
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,644
- State income tax (GA)
- −$2,528
- Take-home pay
- $48,291
- Effective tax rate
- 20.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,297
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,221
Left over each month
$5,059 gross, minus $1,035 in tax and $3,221 in living costs.
$803
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Nashville, $1,373/mo.
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Other jobs in Athens
- Registered nurse
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- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a police officer make in Athens?
$60,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 570 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Athens?
$803 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,297, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Nashville, about 248 miles away, leaves $1,373 a month, more than Athens.