Police officer · Johnstown, PA
Police officer in Johnstown: $1,171/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Johnstown at $59,240 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 $45,170 and the 90th is $96,950. Pay ranks 295th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($722/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 $1,171 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 221 miles away, at $3,180 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,171
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,240
$45,170 to $96,950
Rent (1 bd)
$722
$859 (2 bd)
Employment
200
Location quotient 0.95
Pay rank
295th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $59,240.
- Taxes$1,001
- Rent$722
- Other living costs$2,043
- Left over$1,171
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,240
- Federal income tax
- −$5,070
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,532
- State income tax (PA)
- −$1,819
- City / county wage tax
- −$592
- Take-home pay
- $47,227
- Effective tax rate
- 20.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $722
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $589
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $2,765
Left over each month
$4,937 gross, minus $1,001 in tax and $2,765 in living costs.
$1,171
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Columbus, $3,180/mo.
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- 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 Johnstown?
$59,240 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 Johnstown?
$1,171 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 $722, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 221 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than Johnstown.