Police officer · Blacksburg, VA
Police officer in Blacksburg: $688/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Blacksburg at $56,250 a year. About 470 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.47). The 10th percentile is $48,230 and the 90th is $77,770. Pay ranks 332nd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,103/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $688 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 233 miles away, at $3,180 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$688
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$56,250
$48,230 to $77,770
Rent (1 bd)
$1,103
$1,313 (2 bd)
Employment
470
Location quotient 1.47
Pay rank
332nd of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $56,250.
- Taxes$959
- Rent$1,103
- Other living costs$1,938
- Left over$688
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $56,250
- Federal income tax
- −$4,712
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,303
- State income tax (VA)
- −$2,488
- Take-home pay
- $44,747
- Effective tax rate
- 20.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,103
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $533
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,041
Left over each month
$4,688 gross, minus $959 in tax and $3,041 in living costs.
$688
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Columbus, $3,180/mo.
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Other jobs in Blacksburg
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- 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 Blacksburg?
$56,250 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 470 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Blacksburg?
$688 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,103, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 233 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than Blacksburg.