Police officer · Lebanon, PA
Police officer in Lebanon: $1,945/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Lebanon at $79,430 a year. About 210 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $57,410 and the 90th is $108,460. Pay ranks 107th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,111/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 $1,945 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
$1,945
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,430
$57,410 to $108,460
Rent (1 bd)
$1,111
$1,323 (2 bd)
Employment
210
Location quotient 0.90
Pay rank
107th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $79,430.
- Taxes$1,533
- Rent$1,111
- Other living costs$2,030
- Left over$1,945
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,430
- Federal income tax
- −$9,089
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,076
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,439
- City / county wage tax
- −$794
- Take-home pay
- $61,032
- Effective tax rate
- 23.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,111
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $576
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,141
Left over each month
$6,619 gross, minus $1,533 in tax and $3,141 in living costs.
$1,945
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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- Physical therapist
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Lebanon?
$79,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 210 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Lebanon?
$1,945 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 $1,111, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Gettysburg, about 53 miles away, leaves $2,743 a month, more than Lebanon.