Police officer · Reading, PA
Police officer in Reading: $2,323/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Reading at $87,060 a year. About 690 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.92). The 10th percentile is $58,670 and the 90th is $114,300. Pay ranks 56th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,167/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 $2,323 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gettysburg, about 78 miles away, at $2,743 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,323
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$87,060
$58,670 to $114,300
Rent (1 bd)
$1,167
$1,389 (2 bd)
Employment
690
Location quotient 0.92
Pay rank
56th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $87,060.
- Taxes$1,748
- Rent$1,167
- Other living costs$2,017
- Left over$2,323
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $87,060
- Federal income tax
- −$10,767
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,660
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,673
- City / county wage tax
- −$871
- Take-home pay
- $66,089
- Effective tax rate
- 24.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,167
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $563
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,184
Left over each month
$7,255 gross, minus $1,748 in tax and $3,184 in living costs.
$2,323
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 Reading?
$87,060 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 690 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Reading?
$2,323 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 $1,167, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Gettysburg, about 78 miles away, leaves $2,743 a month, more than Reading.