Police officer · Wheeling, WV
Police officer in Wheeling: $1,192/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Wheeling at $58,380 a year. About 300 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.18). The 10th percentile is $43,850 and the 90th is $77,850. Pay ranks 310th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($693/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,192 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Columbus, about 105 miles away, at $3,180 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,192
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,380
$43,850 to $77,850
Rent (1 bd)
$693
$825 (2 bd)
Employment
300
Location quotient 1.18
Pay rank
310th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $58,380.
- Taxes$951
- Rent$693
- Other living costs$2,029
- Left over$1,192
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,380
- Federal income tax
- −$4,967
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,466
- State income tax (WV)
- −$1,982
- Take-home pay
- $46,965
- Effective tax rate
- 19.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $693
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $613
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,722
Left over each month
$4,865 gross, minus $951 in tax and $2,722 in living costs.
$1,192
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 Wheeling?
$58,380 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Wheeling?
$1,192 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $693, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Columbus, about 105 miles away, leaves $3,180 a month, more than Wheeling.