Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Wheeling, WV

The median police and sheriff's patrol officers in Wheeling, WV-OH earns $58,380 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,872 a month.

10th percentile: $43,850
25th percentile: $51,140
Median percentile: $58,380
75th percentile: $72,240
90th percentile: $77,850

Based on 300 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$46,461 take-home a year

Gross pay	$58,380
Federal income tax	−$4,826
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,466
West Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$2,627
Monthly take-home	$3,872
Every two weeks	$1,787

Does it go far here?

$66,098Median pay in Wheeling, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.3 vs 100).

21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($812 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Wheeling, WV

Job	Median pay
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$97,310
General and Operations Managers	$80,440
Registered Nurses	$78,280
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$58,830
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$58,250
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$57,590
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$52,300
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$44,650

All police and sheriff's patrol officers salaries · Take-home pay in West Virginia