Police officer · Parkersburg, WV
Police officer in Parkersburg: $988/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Parkersburg at $55,540 a year. About 130 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $50,250 and the 90th is $58,320. Pay ranks 337th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($744/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $988 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 93 miles away, at $3,180 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$988
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$55,540
$50,250 to $58,320
Rent (1 bd)
$744
$886 (2 bd)
Employment
130
Location quotient 0.83
Pay rank
337th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $55,540.
- Taxes$894
- Rent$744
- Other living costs$2,002
- Left over$988
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $55,540
- Federal income tax
- −$4,626
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,249
- State income tax (WV)
- −$1,855
- Take-home pay
- $44,809
- Effective tax rate
- 19.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $744
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $586
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,746
Left over each month
$4,628 gross, minus $894 in tax and $2,746 in living costs.
$988
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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- Registered nurse
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- 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 Parkersburg?
$55,540 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Parkersburg?
$988 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $744, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 93 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than Parkersburg.