Police officer · Huntington, WV
Police officer in Huntington: $952/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Huntington at $56,130 a year. About 620 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $40,140 and the 90th is $71,480. Pay ranks 333rd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($801/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $952 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 112 miles away, at $3,180 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$952
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$56,130
$40,140 to $71,480
Rent (1 bd)
$801
$954 (2 bd)
Employment
620
Location quotient 1.01
Pay rank
333rd of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $56,130.
- Taxes$906
- Rent$801
- Other living costs$2,018
- Left over$952
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $56,130
- Federal income tax
- −$4,697
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,294
- State income tax (WV)
- −$1,882
- Take-home pay
- $45,257
- Effective tax rate
- 19.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $801
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $607
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $2,819
Left over each month
$4,678 gross, minus $906 in tax and $2,819 in living costs.
$952
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 Huntington?
$56,130 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 620 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Huntington?
$952 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $801, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 112 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than Huntington.