Police officer · Virginia Beach, VA
Police officer in Virginia Beach: $537/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Virginia Beach at $59,690 a year. About 4,320 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.31). The 10th percentile is $52,050 and the 90th is $94,030. Pay ranks 289th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,454/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $537 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gettysburg, about 214 miles away, at $2,743 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$537
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,690
$52,050 to $94,030
Rent (1 bd)
$1,454
$1,731 (2 bd)
Employment
4,320
Location quotient 1.31
Pay rank
289th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $59,690.
- Taxes$1,031
- Rent$1,454
- Other living costs$1,952
- Left over$537
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,690
- Federal income tax
- −$5,124
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,566
- State income tax (VA)
- −$2,686
- Take-home pay
- $47,313
- Effective tax rate
- 20.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,454
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,406
Left over each month
$4,974 gross, minus $1,031 in tax and $3,406 in living costs.
$537
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 Virginia Beach?
$59,690 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,320 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Virginia Beach?
$537 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,454, and pay covers 3.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Gettysburg, about 214 miles away, leaves $2,743 a month, more than Virginia Beach.