Police officer · Utica, NY
Police officer in Utica: $880/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Utica at $60,510 a year. About 700 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.37). The 10th percentile is $48,050 and the 90th is $99,430. Pay ranks 276th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,107/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $880 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rochester, about 120 miles away, at $2,686 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$880
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,510
$48,050 to $99,430
Rent (1 bd)
$1,107
$1,318 (2 bd)
Employment
700
Location quotient 1.37
Pay rank
276th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $60,510.
- Taxes$1,048
- Rent$1,107
- Other living costs$2,008
- Left over$880
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,510
- Federal income tax
- −$5,223
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,629
- State income tax (NY)
- −$2,723
- Take-home pay
- $47,935
- Effective tax rate
- 20.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,107
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,115
Left over each month
$5,043 gross, minus $1,048 in tax and $3,115 in living costs.
$880
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rochester, $2,686/mo.
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- Pharmacist
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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Utica?
$60,510 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 700 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Utica?
$880 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,107, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Rochester, about 120 miles away, leaves $2,686 a month, more than Utica.