Police officer · Dalton, GA
Police officer in Dalton: $860/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Dalton at $60,130 a year. About 290 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.04). The 10th percentile is $46,220 and the 90th is $74,660. Pay ranks 280th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,124/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $860 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Nashville, about 138 miles away, at $1,373 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$860
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,130
$46,220 to $74,660
Rent (1 bd)
$1,124
$1,338 (2 bd)
Employment
290
Location quotient 1.04
Pay rank
280th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $60,130.
- Taxes$1,023
- Rent$1,124
- Other living costs$2,004
- Left over$860
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,130
- Federal income tax
- −$5,177
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,600
- State income tax (GA)
- −$2,498
- Take-home pay
- $47,855
- Effective tax rate
- 20.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,124
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $606
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,128
Left over each month
$5,011 gross, minus $1,023 in tax and $3,128 in living costs.
$860
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Nashville, $1,373/mo.
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- Electrician
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- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Dalton?
$60,130 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 290 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Dalton?
$860 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,124, and pay covers 4.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Nashville, about 138 miles away, leaves $1,373 a month, more than Dalton.