Police officer · Richmond, VA
Police officer in Richmond: $824/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Richmond at $62,720 a year. About 3,410 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.20). The 10th percentile is $53,270 and the 90th is $96,220. Pay ranks 254th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,362/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $824 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gettysburg, about 170 miles away, at $2,743 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$824
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,720
$53,270 to $96,220
Rent (1 bd)
$1,362
$1,621 (2 bd)
Employment
3,410
Location quotient 1.20
Pay rank
254th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $62,720.
- Taxes$1,096
- Rent$1,362
- Other living costs$1,945
- Left over$824
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,720
- Federal income tax
- −$5,488
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,798
- State income tax (VA)
- −$2,860
- Take-home pay
- $49,574
- Effective tax rate
- 21.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,362
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $553
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,307
Left over each month
$5,227 gross, minus $1,096 in tax and $3,307 in living costs.
$824
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 Richmond?
$62,720 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,410 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Richmond?
$824 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,362, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Gettysburg, about 170 miles away, leaves $2,743 a month, more than Richmond.