Police officer · Altoona, PA
Police officer in Altoona: $1,677/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Altoona at $70,560 a year. About 240 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.94). The 10th percentile is $36,220 and the 90th is $107,060. Pay ranks 212th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($847/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,677 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
$1,677
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$70,560
$36,220 to $107,060
Rent (1 bd)
$847
$1,008 (2 bd)
Employment
240
Location quotient 0.94
Pay rank
212th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $70,560.
- Taxes$1,284
- Rent$847
- Other living costs$2,072
- Left over$1,677
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $70,560
- Federal income tax
- −$7,137
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,398
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,166
- City / county wage tax
- −$706
- Take-home pay
- $55,153
- Effective tax rate
- 21.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $847
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $617
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $2,919
Left over each month
$5,880 gross, minus $1,284 in tax and $2,919 in living costs.
$1,677
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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- Electrician
- Civil engineer
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- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
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- Firefighter
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Altoona?
$70,560 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Altoona?
$1,677 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $847, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 242 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than Altoona.