Police officer · Beckley, WV
Police officer in Beckley: $1,009/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Beckley at $57,980 a year. About 250 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.36). The 10th percentile is $42,670 and the 90th is $70,240. Pay ranks 317th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($853/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,009 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 168 miles away, at $3,180 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,009
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$57,980
$42,670 to $70,240
Rent (1 bd)
$853
$1,015 (2 bd)
Employment
250
Location quotient 1.36
Pay rank
317th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $57,980.
- Taxes$943
- Rent$853
- Other living costs$2,026
- Left over$1,009
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $57,980
- Federal income tax
- −$4,919
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,435
- State income tax (WV)
- −$1,964
- Take-home pay
- $46,662
- Effective tax rate
- 19.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $853
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $611
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,879
Left over each month
$4,832 gross, minus $943 in tax and $2,879 in living costs.
$1,009
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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Other jobs in Beckley
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- 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 Beckley?
$57,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 250 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Beckley?
$1,009 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $853, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 168 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than Beckley.