Police officer · Columbus, GA
Police officer in Columbus: $332/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Columbus at $49,990 a year. About 1,010 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.02). The 10th percentile is $44,260 and the 90th is $63,050. Pay ranks 355th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,063/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $332 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 237 miles away, at $2,124 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$332
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$49,990
$44,260 to $63,050
Rent (1 bd)
$1,063
$1,265 (2 bd)
Employment
1,010
Location quotient 2.02
Pay rank
355th 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 $49,990.
- Taxes$813
- Rent$1,063
- Other living costs$1,958
- Left over$332
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $49,990
- Federal income tax
- −$3,960
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,824
- State income tax (GA)
- −$1,972
- Take-home pay
- $40,234
- Effective tax rate
- 19.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,063
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,021
Left over each month
$4,166 gross, minus $813 in tax and $3,021 in living costs.
$332
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 Columbus?
$49,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,010 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Columbus?
$332 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,063, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Jacksonville, about 237 miles away, leaves $2,124 a month, more than Columbus.