Police officer · Buffalo, NY
Police officer in Buffalo: $2,090/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Buffalo at $80,950 a year. About 2,110 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 $58,720 and the 90th is $100,270. Pay ranks 89th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,169/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,090 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gettysburg, about 234 miles away, at $2,743 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,090
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$80,950
$58,720 to $100,270
Rent (1 bd)
$1,169
$1,392 (2 bd)
Employment
2,110
Location quotient 0.91
Pay rank
89th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $80,950.
- Taxes$1,622
- Rent$1,169
- Other living costs$1,865
- Left over$2,090
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $80,950
- Federal income tax
- −$9,423
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,193
- State income tax (NY)
- −$3,847
- Take-home pay
- $61,487
- Effective tax rate
- 24.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,169
- Groceries
- $372
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $419
- Utilities and internet
- $233
- Everything else
- $326
- Total spending
- $3,034
Left over each month
$6,746 gross, minus $1,622 in tax and $3,034 in living costs.
$2,090
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 Buffalo?
$80,950 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,110 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Buffalo?
$2,090 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,169, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Gettysburg, about 234 miles away, leaves $2,743 a month, more than Buffalo.