Police officer · Ithaca, NY
Police officer in Ithaca: $1,938/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Ithaca at $84,320 a year. About 200 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.95). The 10th percentile is $58,530 and the 90th is $103,850. Pay ranks 62nd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,571/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,938 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gettysburg, about 183 miles away, at $2,743 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,938
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$84,320
$58,530 to $103,850
Rent (1 bd)
$1,571
$1,870 (2 bd)
Employment
200
Location quotient 0.95
Pay rank
62nd of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $84,320.
- Taxes$1,721
- Rent$1,571
- Other living costs$1,797
- Left over$1,938
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $84,320
- Federal income tax
- −$10,164
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,450
- State income tax (NY)
- −$4,033
- Take-home pay
- $63,673
- Effective tax rate
- 24.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,571
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $359
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,368
Left over each month
$7,027 gross, minus $1,721 in tax and $3,368 in living costs.
$1,938
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 Ithaca?
$84,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 200 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Ithaca?
$1,938 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,571, and pay covers 4.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Gettysburg, about 183 miles away, leaves $2,743 a month, more than Ithaca.