Police officer · Syracuse, NY
Police officer in Syracuse: $1,605/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Syracuse at $75,370 a year. About 1,410 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.09). The 10th percentile is $56,270 and the 90th is $97,850. Pay ranks 165th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,236/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,605 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gettysburg, about 223 miles away, at $2,743 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,605
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$75,370
$56,270 to $97,850
Rent (1 bd)
$1,236
$1,472 (2 bd)
Employment
1,410
Location quotient 1.09
Pay rank
165th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $75,370.
- Taxes$1,458
- Rent$1,236
- Other living costs$1,981
- Left over$1,605
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $75,370
- Federal income tax
- −$8,195
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,766
- State income tax (NY)
- −$3,540
- Take-home pay
- $57,868
- Effective tax rate
- 23.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,236
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $543
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,217
Left over each month
$6,281 gross, minus $1,458 in tax and $3,217 in living costs.
$1,605
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 Syracuse?
$75,370 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,410 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Syracuse?
$1,605 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,236, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Gettysburg, about 223 miles away, leaves $2,743 a month, more than Syracuse.