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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median police and sheriff's patrol officers in Pittsburgh, PA earns $83,190 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,400 a month.

10th percentile
$50,470
25th percentile
$64,630
Median percentile
$83,190
75th percentile
$98,570
90th percentile
$107,630

Based on 5,080 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$64,800 take-home a year
Gross pay$83,190
Federal income tax−$9,472
Social Security + Medicare−$6,364
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,554
Monthly take-home$5,400
Every two weeks$2,492

Does it go far here?

$87,873Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
19%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

All police and sheriff's patrol officers salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania