Police officer · Roanoke, VA
Police officer in Roanoke: $908/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Roanoke at $59,900 a year. About 840 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.26). The 10th percentile is $47,620 and the 90th is $77,780. Pay ranks 286th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,090/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $908 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 242 miles away, at $3,180 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$908
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,900
$47,620 to $77,780
Rent (1 bd)
$1,090
$1,298 (2 bd)
Employment
840
Location quotient 1.26
Pay rank
286th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $59,900.
- Taxes$1,036
- Rent$1,090
- Other living costs$1,958
- Left over$908
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,900
- Federal income tax
- −$5,150
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,582
- State income tax (VA)
- −$2,698
- Take-home pay
- $47,470
- Effective tax rate
- 20.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,090
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $553
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,048
Left over each month
$4,992 gross, minus $1,036 in tax and $3,048 in living costs.
$908
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Columbus, $3,180/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Roanoke?
$59,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 840 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Roanoke?
$908 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,090, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 242 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than Roanoke.