Police officer · Charleston, WV
Police officer in Charleston: $856/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Charleston at $57,460 a year. About 510 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.13). The 10th percentile is $41,950 and the 90th is $70,980. Pay ranks 320th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,011/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $856 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 137 miles away, at $3,180 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$856
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$57,460
$41,950 to $70,980
Rent (1 bd)
$1,011
$1,204 (2 bd)
Employment
510
Location quotient 1.13
Pay rank
320th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $57,460.
- Taxes$933
- Rent$1,011
- Other living costs$1,989
- Left over$856
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $57,460
- Federal income tax
- −$4,857
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,396
- State income tax (WV)
- −$1,941
- Take-home pay
- $46,267
- Effective tax rate
- 19.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,011
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $574
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $3,000
Left over each month
$4,788 gross, minus $933 in tax and $3,000 in living costs.
$856
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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Questions
What does a police officer make in Charleston?
$57,460 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 510 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Charleston?
$856 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,011, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 137 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than Charleston.