Police officer · Kingston, NY
Police officer in Kingston: $982/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Kingston at $68,730 a year. About 390 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.54). The 10th percentile is $53,710 and the 90th is $96,900. Pay ranks 219th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,541/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $982 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gettysburg, about 211 miles away, at $2,743 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$982
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$68,730
$53,710 to $96,900
Rent (1 bd)
$1,541
$1,834 (2 bd)
Employment
390
Location quotient 1.54
Pay rank
219th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $68,730.
- Taxes$1,264
- Rent$1,541
- Other living costs$1,941
- Left over$982
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $68,730
- Federal income tax
- −$6,735
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,258
- State income tax (NY)
- −$3,175
- Take-home pay
- $53,562
- Effective tax rate
- 22.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,541
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $502
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,482
Left over each month
$5,728 gross, minus $1,264 in tax and $3,482 in living costs.
$982
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 Kingston?
$68,730 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 390 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Kingston?
$982 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,541, and pay covers 3.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Gettysburg, about 211 miles away, leaves $2,743 a month, more than Kingston.