Police officer · Scranton, PA
Police officer in Scranton: $1,576/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Scranton at $72,210 a year. About 1,360 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.23). The 10th percentile is $49,310 and the 90th is $105,660. Pay ranks 205th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,070/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 $1,576 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gettysburg, about 122 miles away, at $2,743 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,576
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$72,210
$49,310 to $105,660
Rent (1 bd)
$1,070
$1,274 (2 bd)
Employment
1,360
Location quotient 1.23
Pay rank
205th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $72,210.
- Taxes$1,330
- Rent$1,070
- Other living costs$2,041
- Left over$1,576
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $72,210
- Federal income tax
- −$7,500
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,524
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,217
- City / county wage tax
- −$722
- Take-home pay
- $56,247
- Effective tax rate
- 22.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,070
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $586
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,111
Left over each month
$6,018 gross, minus $1,330 in tax and $3,111 in living costs.
$1,576
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 Scranton?
$72,210 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,360 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Scranton?
$1,576 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 $1,070, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Gettysburg, about 122 miles away, leaves $2,743 a month, more than Scranton.