Police officer · Burlington, VT
Police officer in Burlington: $1,072/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Burlington at $74,400 a year. About 390 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.75). The 10th percentile is $55,590 and the 90th is $97,610. Pay ranks 177th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,795/mo). Vermont taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,072 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rochester, about 247 miles away, at $2,686 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,072
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$74,400
$55,590 to $97,610
Rent (1 bd)
$1,795
$2,137 (2 bd)
Employment
390
Location quotient 0.75
Pay rank
177th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $74,400.
- Taxes$1,387
- Rent$1,795
- Other living costs$1,946
- Left over$1,072
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $74,400
- Federal income tax
- −$7,982
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,692
- State income tax (VT)
- −$2,973
- Take-home pay
- $57,754
- Effective tax rate
- 22.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,795
- Groceries
- $403
- Getting around
- $484
- Healthcare
- $454
- Utilities and internet
- $252
- Everything else
- $353
- Total spending
- $3,741
Left over each month
$6,200 gross, minus $1,387 in tax and $3,741 in living costs.
$1,072
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rochester, $2,686/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Burlington?
$74,400 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 390 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Burlington?
$1,072 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Vermont taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,795, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Rochester, about 247 miles away, leaves $2,686 a month, more than Burlington.