Police officer · Watertown, NY
Police officer in Watertown: $1,893/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Watertown at $79,540 a year. About 230 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.33). The 10th percentile is $46,900 and the 90th is $100,270. Pay ranks 106th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,139/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,893 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rochester, about 94 miles away, at $2,686 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,893
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,540
$46,900 to $100,270
Rent (1 bd)
$1,139
$1,356 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 1.33
Pay rank
106th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $79,540.
- Taxes$1,581
- Rent$1,139
- Other living costs$2,016
- Left over$1,893
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,540
- Federal income tax
- −$9,113
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,085
- State income tax (NY)
- −$3,770
- Take-home pay
- $60,573
- Effective tax rate
- 23.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,139
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $577
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,155
Left over each month
$6,628 gross, minus $1,581 in tax and $3,155 in living costs.
$1,893
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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- Registered nurse
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- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a police officer make in Watertown?
$79,540 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 230 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Watertown?
$1,893 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,139, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Rochester, about 94 miles away, leaves $2,686 a month, more than Watertown.