Police officer · New Haven, CT
Police officer in New Haven: $1,543/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in New Haven at $82,170 a year. About 1,300 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.07). The 10th percentile is $61,710 and the 90th is $105,030. Pay ranks 82nd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,655/mo). Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,543 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gettysburg, about 250 miles away, at $2,743 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,543
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$82,170
$61,710 to $105,030
Rent (1 bd)
$1,655
$1,970 (2 bd)
Employment
1,300
Location quotient 1.07
Pay rank
82nd of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $82,170.
- Taxes$1,646
- Rent$1,655
- Other living costs$2,004
- Left over$1,543
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $82,170
- Federal income tax
- −$9,691
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,286
- State income tax (CT)
- −$3,769
- Take-home pay
- $62,423
- Effective tax rate
- 24.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,655
- Groceries
- $408
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $459
- Utilities and internet
- $255
- Everything else
- $357
- Total spending
- $3,659
Left over each month
$6,848 gross, minus $1,646 in tax and $3,659 in living costs.
$1,543
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 New Haven?
$82,170 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,300 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in New Haven?
$1,543 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,655, and pay covers 4.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Gettysburg, about 250 miles away, leaves $2,743 a month, more than New Haven.