Police officer · Albany, NY
Police officer in Albany: $1,655/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Albany at $78,240 a year. About 1,770 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.91). The 10th percentile is $50,240 and the 90th is $100,270. Pay ranks 122nd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,367/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,655 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rochester, about 185 miles away, at $2,686 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,655
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$78,240
$50,240 to $100,270
Rent (1 bd)
$1,367
$1,627 (2 bd)
Employment
1,770
Location quotient 0.91
Pay rank
122nd of 380
Metros with a published median
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 $78,240.
- Taxes$1,543
- Rent$1,367
- Other living costs$1,955
- Left over$1,655
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $78,240
- Federal income tax
- −$8,827
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,985
- State income tax (NY)
- −$3,698
- Take-home pay
- $59,730
- Effective tax rate
- 23.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,367
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,322
Left over each month
$6,520 gross, minus $1,543 in tax and $3,322 in living costs.
$1,655
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rochester, $2,686/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Albany?
$78,240 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,770 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Albany?
$1,655 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,367, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Rochester, about 185 miles away, leaves $2,686 a month, more than Albany.