Police officer · Youngstown, OH
Police officer in Youngstown: $1,295/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Youngstown at $59,310 a year. About 750 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 $46,820 and the 90th is $79,180. Pay ranks 293rd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($741/mo). Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,295 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 138 miles away, at $3,180 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,295
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,310
$46,820 to $79,180
Rent (1 bd)
$741
$882 (2 bd)
Employment
750
Location quotient 1.09
Pay rank
293rd of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $59,310.
- Taxes$976
- Rent$741
- Other living costs$1,930
- Left over$1,295
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,310
- Federal income tax
- −$5,079
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,537
- State income tax (OH)
- −$915
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,186
- Take-home pay
- $47,593
- Effective tax rate
- 19.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $741
- Groceries
- $375
- Getting around
- $571
- Healthcare
- $422
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $328
- Total spending
- $2,671
Left over each month
$4,943 gross, minus $976 in tax and $2,671 in living costs.
$1,295
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Columbus, $3,180/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
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- 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 Youngstown?
$59,310 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 750 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Youngstown?
$1,295 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax Rent is $741, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 138 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than Youngstown.