Police officer · Lancaster, PA
Police officer in Lancaster: $2,261/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Lancaster at $86,800 a year. About 760 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.70). The 10th percentile is $55,540 and the 90th is $105,660. Pay ranks 57th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,217/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 $2,261 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gettysburg, about 53 miles away, at $2,743 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,261
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$86,800
$55,540 to $105,660
Rent (1 bd)
$1,217
$1,449 (2 bd)
Employment
760
Location quotient 0.70
Pay rank
57th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $86,800.
- Taxes$1,740
- Rent$1,217
- Other living costs$2,015
- Left over$2,261
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $86,800
- Federal income tax
- −$10,710
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,640
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,665
- City / county wage tax
- −$868
- Take-home pay
- $65,917
- Effective tax rate
- 24.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,217
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,232
Left over each month
$7,233 gross, minus $1,740 in tax and $3,232 in living costs.
$2,261
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 Lancaster?
$86,800 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 760 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Lancaster?
$2,261 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 $1,217, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Gettysburg, about 53 miles away, leaves $2,743 a month, more than Lancaster.