Police officer · Pittsburgh, PA
Police officer take-home pay in Pittsburgh: $1,534 left over a month
A local police officer wage of about $72,000 in Pittsburgh, PA, after Pennsylvania tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,191. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.
Left over monthly
$1,534
Local pay (annual)
$72,000
$4,556 take-home a month
One-bedroom rent
$1,191
$1,418 for a two-bedroom
Where the money goes
One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a police officer.
- Taxes$1,444
- Rent$1,191
- Other living costs$1,831
- Left over$1,534
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $72,000
- Federal income tax
- −$7,454
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,508
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,210
- City / county wage tax
- −$2,160
- Take-home pay
- $54,668
- Effective tax rate
- 24.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,191
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $497
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,022
Left over each month
$6,000 gross, minus $1,444 in tax and $3,022 in living costs.
$1,534
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Questions
What is police officer take-home pay in Pittsburgh?
On a local police officer wage of about $72,000, leftover after Pennsylvania tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,191 is about $1,534 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.
Does Pittsburgh tax a police officer paycheck?
Pittsburgh is in Pennsylvania, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 3.00%.
How does Pittsburgh compare for a police officer?
Open the Pittsburgh paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same police officer household.