Police officer · Gainesville, GA
Police officer in Gainesville: $792/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Gainesville at $61,400 a year. About 420 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.93). The 10th percentile is $50,970 and the 90th is $76,080. Pay ranks 264th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,318/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $792 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Nashville, about 205 miles away, at $1,373 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$792
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,400
$50,970 to $76,080
Rent (1 bd)
$1,318
$1,569 (2 bd)
Employment
420
Location quotient 0.93
Pay rank
264th 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 $61,400.
- Taxes$1,049
- Rent$1,318
- Other living costs$1,957
- Left over$792
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,400
- Federal income tax
- −$5,330
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,697
- State income tax (GA)
- −$2,564
- Take-home pay
- $48,810
- Effective tax rate
- 20.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,318
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $559
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,275
Left over each month
$5,117 gross, minus $1,049 in tax and $3,275 in living costs.
$792
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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Questions
What does a police officer make in Gainesville?
$61,400 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 420 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Gainesville?
$792 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,318, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Nashville, about 205 miles away, leaves $1,373 a month, more than Gainesville.