Police officer · Williamsport, PA
Police officer in Williamsport: $1,480/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Williamsport at $66,710 a year. About 230 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $42,930 and the 90th is $105,160. Pay ranks 224th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($854/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 $1,480 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gettysburg, about 102 miles away, at $2,743 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,480
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$66,710
$42,930 to $105,160
Rent (1 bd)
$854
$1,017 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 1.06
Pay rank
224th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $66,710.
- Taxes$1,176
- Rent$854
- Other living costs$2,049
- Left over$1,480
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $66,710
- Federal income tax
- −$6,290
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,103
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,048
- City / county wage tax
- −$667
- Take-home pay
- $52,601
- Effective tax rate
- 21.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $854
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $594
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $2,903
Left over each month
$5,559 gross, minus $1,176 in tax and $2,903 in living costs.
$1,480
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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- Lawyer
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- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Williamsport?
$66,710 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 Williamsport?
$1,480 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 $854, and pay covers 6.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Gettysburg, about 102 miles away, leaves $2,743 a month, more than Williamsport.