Police officer · New York, NY
Police officer in New York: $979/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in New York at $105,540 a year. About 54,270 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.33). The 10th percentile is $56,390 and the 90th is $131,690. Pay ranks 18th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($3,018/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.88% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $979 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gettysburg, about 189 miles away, at $2,780 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$979
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$105,540
$56,390 to $131,690
Rent (1 bd)
$3,018
$3,593 (2 bd)
Employment
54,270
Location quotient 1.33
Pay rank
18th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $105,540.
- Taxes$2,653
- Rent$3,018
- Other$2,145
- Left$979
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $105,540
- Federal income tax
- −$14,389
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,074
- State income tax (NY)
- −$5,284
- City / county wage tax
- −$4,091
- Take-home pay
- $73,703
- Effective tax rate
- 30.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $3,018
- Groceries
- $496
- Getting around
- $347
- Healthcare
- $558
- Utilities and internet
- $310
- Everything else
- $434
- Total spending
- $5,163
After tax and rent
$979 left/mo
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Gettysburg, $2,780/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in New York?
$105,540 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 54,270 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in New York?
$979 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.88% city wage tax Rent is $3,018, and pay covers 2.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Gettysburg, about 189 miles away, leaves $2,780 a month, more than New York.