Police officer · Charlottesville, VA
Police officer in Charlottesville: $650/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Charlottesville at $60,880 a year. About 410 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $51,380 and the 90th is $87,700. Pay ranks 267th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,517/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $650 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gettysburg, about 152 miles away, at $2,743 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$650
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,880
$51,380 to $87,700
Rent (1 bd)
$1,517
$1,806 (2 bd)
Employment
410
Location quotient 0.83
Pay rank
267th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $60,880.
- Taxes$1,057
- Rent$1,517
- Other living costs$1,850
- Left over$650
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,880
- Federal income tax
- −$5,267
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,657
- State income tax (VA)
- −$2,754
- Take-home pay
- $48,201
- Effective tax rate
- 20.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,517
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $445
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,367
Left over each month
$5,073 gross, minus $1,057 in tax and $3,367 in living costs.
$650
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Gettysburg, $2,743/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Charlottesville?
$60,880 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 410 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Charlottesville?
$650 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,517, and pay covers 3.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Gettysburg, about 152 miles away, leaves $2,743 a month, more than Charlottesville.