Police officer · Erie, PA
Police officer in Erie: $2,323/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Erie at $80,860 a year. About 660 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.27). The 10th percentile is $47,360 and the 90th is $107,650. Pay ranks 90th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($804/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 $2,323 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 206 miles away, at $3,180 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,323
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$80,860
$47,360 to $107,650
Rent (1 bd)
$804
$957 (2 bd)
Employment
660
Location quotient 1.27
Pay rank
90th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $80,860.
- Taxes$1,573
- Rent$804
- Other living costs$2,038
- Left over$2,323
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $80,860
- Federal income tax
- −$9,403
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,186
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,482
- City / county wage tax
- −$809
- Take-home pay
- $61,980
- Effective tax rate
- 23.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $804
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $584
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $2,842
Left over each month
$6,738 gross, minus $1,573 in tax and $2,842 in living costs.
$2,323
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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Questions
What does a police officer make in Erie?
$80,860 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 660 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Erie?
$2,323 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 $804, and pay covers 8.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 206 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than Erie.