Police officer · Glens Falls, NY
Police officer in Glens Falls: $1,538/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Glens Falls at $73,800 a year. About 230 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $47,560 and the 90th is $100,270. Pay ranks 186th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,171/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,538 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rochester, about 198 miles away, at $2,686 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,538
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$73,800
$47,560 to $100,270
Rent (1 bd)
$1,171
$1,394 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 1.06
Pay rank
186th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $73,800.
- Taxes$1,412
- Rent$1,171
- Other living costs$2,029
- Left over$1,538
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $73,800
- Federal income tax
- −$7,850
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,646
- State income tax (NY)
- −$3,454
- Take-home pay
- $56,850
- Effective tax rate
- 23.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,171
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $590
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,200
Left over each month
$6,150 gross, minus $1,412 in tax and $3,200 in living costs.
$1,538
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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Questions
What does a police officer make in Glens Falls?
$73,800 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 Glens Falls?
$1,538 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,171, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Rochester, about 198 miles away, leaves $2,686 a month, more than Glens Falls.