Police officer · Rochester, NY
Police officer in Rochester: $2,686/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Rochester at $92,920 a year. About 1,800 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.85). The 10th percentile is $57,140 and the 90th is $101,430. Pay ranks 46th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,208/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,686 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gettysburg, about 230 miles away, at $2,743 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,686
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$92,920
$57,140 to $101,430
Rent (1 bd)
$1,208
$1,438 (2 bd)
Employment
1,800
Location quotient 0.85
Pay rank
46th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $92,920.
- Taxes$1,974
- Rent$1,208
- Other living costs$1,875
- Left over$2,686
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $92,920
- Federal income tax
- −$12,056
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,108
- State income tax (NY)
- −$4,527
- Take-home pay
- $69,228
- Effective tax rate
- 25.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,208
- Groceries
- $372
- Getting around
- $526
- Healthcare
- $419
- Utilities and internet
- $233
- Everything else
- $326
- Total spending
- $3,083
Left over each month
$7,743 gross, minus $1,974 in tax and $3,083 in living costs.
$2,686
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 Rochester?
$92,920 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,800 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Rochester?
$2,686 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,208, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Gettysburg, about 230 miles away, leaves $2,743 a month, more than Rochester.