Police officer · Staunton, VA
Police officer in Staunton: $692/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Staunton at $56,640 a year. About 190 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.84). The 10th percentile is $49,030 and the 90th is $78,830. Pay ranks 328th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,055/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $692 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 235 miles away, at $3,180 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$692
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$56,640
$49,030 to $78,830
Rent (1 bd)
$1,055
$1,256 (2 bd)
Employment
190
Location quotient 0.84
Pay rank
328th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $56,640.
- Taxes$967
- Rent$1,055
- Other living costs$2,006
- Left over$692
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $56,640
- Federal income tax
- −$4,758
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,333
- State income tax (VA)
- −$2,511
- Take-home pay
- $45,038
- Effective tax rate
- 20.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,055
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $601
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,061
Left over each month
$4,720 gross, minus $967 in tax and $3,061 in living costs.
$692
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 Staunton?
$56,640 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 190 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Staunton?
$692 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,055, and pay covers 4.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 235 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than Staunton.