Police officer · Hagerstown, MD
Police officer in Hagerstown: $1,005/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Hagerstown at $66,020 a year. About 360 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.77). The 10th percentile is $56,890 and the 90th is $96,360. Pay ranks 230th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,167/mo). Maryland taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,005 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gettysburg, about 46 miles away, at $2,743 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,005
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$66,020
$56,890 to $96,360
Rent (1 bd)
$1,167
$1,389 (2 bd)
Employment
360
Location quotient 0.77
Pay rank
230th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $66,020.
- Taxes$1,344
- Rent$1,167
- Other living costs$1,985
- Left over$1,005
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $66,020
- Federal income tax
- −$6,138
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,051
- State income tax (MD)
- −$2,962
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,981
- Take-home pay
- $49,888
- Effective tax rate
- 24.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,167
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $574
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,152
Left over each month
$5,502 gross, minus $1,344 in tax and $3,152 in living costs.
$1,005
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 Hagerstown?
$66,020 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 360 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Hagerstown?
$1,005 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maryland taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,167, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Gettysburg, about 46 miles away, leaves $2,743 a month, more than Hagerstown.