Police officer · Rome, GA
Police officer in Rome: $859/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Rome median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Georgia median, $58,120 a year. BLS still counts about 260 police officer jobs in the metro, without a published wage. Georgia has about 22,170 police officer jobs. The 10th percentile is $43,690 and the 90th is $76,250. On the pay used here, Rome ranks 320th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,010/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $859 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Nashville, about 152 miles away, at $1,373 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$859
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,120
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,010
$1,202 (2 bd)
Employment
260
Location quotient 1.34
Pay rank
320th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $58,120.
- Taxes$981
- Rent$1,010
- Other living costs$1,993
- Left over$859
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,120
- Federal income tax
- −$4,936
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,446
- State income tax (GA)
- −$2,394
- Take-home pay
- $46,344
- Effective tax rate
- 20.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,010
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $595
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,003
Left over each month
$4,843 gross, minus $981 in tax and $3,003 in living costs.
$859
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 Rome?
$58,120 a year. That figure is the Georgia median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published. About 260 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Rome?
$859 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,010, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Nashville, about 152 miles away, leaves $1,373 a month, more than Rome.