Police officer · Hartford, CT
Police officer in Hartford: $1,591/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Hartford at $82,660 a year. About 2,110 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.82). The 10th percentile is $65,430 and the 90th is $102,350. Pay ranks 79th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,625/mo). Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,591 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dover, about 237 miles away, at $2,419 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,591
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$82,660
$65,430 to $102,350
Rent (1 bd)
$1,625
$1,934 (2 bd)
Employment
2,110
Location quotient 0.82
Pay rank
79th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $82,660.
- Taxes$1,660
- Rent$1,625
- Other living costs$2,012
- Left over$1,591
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $82,660
- Federal income tax
- −$9,799
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,323
- State income tax (CT)
- −$3,796
- Take-home pay
- $62,741
- Effective tax rate
- 24.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,625
- Groceries
- $412
- Getting around
- $519
- Healthcare
- $464
- Utilities and internet
- $258
- Everything else
- $361
- Total spending
- $3,637
Left over each month
$6,888 gross, minus $1,660 in tax and $3,637 in living costs.
$1,591
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dover, $2,419/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Hartford?
$82,660 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,110 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Hartford?
$1,591 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,625, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Dover, about 237 miles away, leaves $2,419 a month, more than Hartford.