Police officer · Morgantown, WV
Police officer in Morgantown: $879/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Morgantown at $55,010 a year. About 220 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.77). The 10th percentile is $37,740 and the 90th is $66,870. Pay ranks 339th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($869/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $879 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 164 miles away, at $3,180 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$879
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$55,010
$37,740 to $66,870
Rent (1 bd)
$869
$1,035 (2 bd)
Employment
220
Location quotient 0.77
Pay rank
339th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $55,010.
- Taxes$884
- Rent$869
- Other living costs$1,953
- Left over$879
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $55,010
- Federal income tax
- −$4,563
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,208
- State income tax (WV)
- −$1,832
- Take-home pay
- $44,407
- Effective tax rate
- 19.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $869
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $538
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,822
Left over each month
$4,584 gross, minus $884 in tax and $2,822 in living costs.
$879
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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- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Morgantown?
$55,010 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 220 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Morgantown?
$879 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $869, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 164 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than Morgantown.