Police officer · Augusta, GA
Police officer in Augusta: $776/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Augusta at $58,390 a year. About 1,120 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 $43,920 and the 90th is $75,680. Pay ranks 309th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,134/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $776 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 223 miles away, at $2,124 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$776
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,390
$43,920 to $75,680
Rent (1 bd)
$1,134
$1,350 (2 bd)
Employment
1,120
Location quotient 1.12
Pay rank
309th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $58,390.
- Taxes$987
- Rent$1,134
- Other living costs$1,969
- Left over$776
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,390
- Federal income tax
- −$4,968
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,467
- State income tax (GA)
- −$2,408
- Take-home pay
- $46,547
- Effective tax rate
- 20.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,134
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $575
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,103
Left over each month
$4,866 gross, minus $987 in tax and $3,103 in living costs.
$776
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 Augusta?
$58,390 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,120 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Augusta?
$776 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,134, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Jacksonville, about 223 miles away, leaves $2,124 a month, more than Augusta.