Police officer · Gettysburg, PA
Police officer in Gettysburg: $2,743/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Gettysburg at $91,530 a year. About 230 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.66). The 10th percentile is $57,350 and the 90th is $120,200. Pay ranks 51st-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($981/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 $2,743 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Rochester is the strongest other metro for this job ($2,686 left over a month), and Gettysburg still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,743
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$91,530
$57,350 to $120,200
Rent (1 bd)
$981
$1,168 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 1.66
Pay rank
51st of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $91,530.
- Taxes$1,873
- Rent$981
- Other living costs$2,030
- Left over$2,743
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $91,530
- Federal income tax
- −$11,751
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,002
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,810
- City / county wage tax
- −$915
- Take-home pay
- $69,052
- Effective tax rate
- 24.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $981
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $576
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,011
Left over each month
$7,628 gross, minus $1,873 in tax and $3,011 in living costs.
$2,743
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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Other jobs in Gettysburg
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a police officer make in Gettysburg?
$91,530 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 230 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Gettysburg?
$2,743 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 $981, and pay covers 7.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Gettysburg leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Rochester at $2,686 a month.