Police officer · Chambersburg, PA
Police officer in Chambersburg: $1,660/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Chambersburg at $70,670 a year. About 250 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.96). The 10th percentile is $50,950 and the 90th is $98,510. Pay ranks 211th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($897/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 $1,660 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gettysburg, about 27 miles away, at $2,743 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,660
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$70,670
$50,950 to $98,510
Rent (1 bd)
$897
$1,068 (2 bd)
Employment
250
Location quotient 0.96
Pay rank
211th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $70,670.
- Taxes$1,287
- Rent$897
- Other living costs$2,045
- Left over$1,660
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $70,670
- Federal income tax
- −$7,161
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,406
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,170
- City / county wage tax
- −$707
- Take-home pay
- $55,226
- Effective tax rate
- 21.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $897
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $2,942
Left over each month
$5,889 gross, minus $1,287 in tax and $2,942 in living costs.
$1,660
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 Chambersburg?
$70,670 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 250 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Chambersburg?
$1,660 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 $897, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Gettysburg, about 27 miles away, leaves $2,743 a month, more than Chambersburg.