Police officer · Lynchburg, VA
Police officer in Lynchburg: $934/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Lynchburg at $58,150 a year. About 430 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.02). The 10th percentile is $47,650 and the 90th is $75,200. Pay ranks 314th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($948/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $934 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gettysburg, about 204 miles away, at $2,743 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$934
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,150
$47,650 to $75,200
Rent (1 bd)
$948
$1,128 (2 bd)
Employment
430
Location quotient 1.02
Pay rank
314th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $58,150.
- Taxes$999
- Rent$948
- Other living costs$1,965
- Left over$934
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,150
- Federal income tax
- −$4,940
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,448
- State income tax (VA)
- −$2,597
- Take-home pay
- $46,165
- Effective tax rate
- 20.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $948
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $2,913
Left over each month
$4,846 gross, minus $999 in tax and $2,913 in living costs.
$934
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 Lynchburg?
$58,150 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 430 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Lynchburg?
$934 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $948, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Gettysburg, about 204 miles away, leaves $2,743 a month, more than Lynchburg.