Police officer · Trenton, NJ
Police officer in Trenton: $695/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Trenton at $69,160 a year. About 840 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.81). The 10th percentile is $48,960 and the 90th is $112,230. Pay ranks 217th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,986/mo). New Jersey taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $695 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gettysburg, about 136 miles away, at $2,743 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$695
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$69,160
$48,960 to $112,230
Rent (1 bd)
$1,986
$2,364 (2 bd)
Employment
840
Location quotient 0.81
Pay rank
217th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $69,160.
- Taxes$1,199
- Rent$1,986
- Other living costs$1,883
- Left over$695
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $69,160
- Federal income tax
- −$6,829
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,291
- State income tax (NJ)
- −$2,273
- Take-home pay
- $54,767
- Effective tax rate
- 20.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,986
- Groceries
- $398
- Getting around
- $438
- Healthcare
- $448
- Utilities and internet
- $249
- Everything else
- $349
- Total spending
- $3,869
Left over each month
$5,763 gross, minus $1,199 in tax and $3,869 in living costs.
$695
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 Trenton?
$69,160 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 840 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Trenton?
$695 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Jersey taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,986, and pay covers 2.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Gettysburg, about 136 miles away, leaves $2,743 a month, more than Trenton.