Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Huntington, WV

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Huntington, WV: $50,680/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $37,380 – $64,290 · about 570 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($69,845) by −$19,165 (-27%).

What it's really worth in Huntington

With Huntington's cost of living at 88 (US=100), that $50,680 has the buying power of about $57,521 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $55,964 · median home $166,506 · median rent $1,094/mo.

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How Huntington ranks for this job

On raw pay, Huntington, WV is 164th of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Huntington's cost of living is applied, it ranks 152nd.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Huntington sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Huntington

A median home in Huntington, WV costs $166,506 — about 3.3× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,094/mo works out at 26% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where police & sheriff's patrol officers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Huntington.

Metro	Median pay	vs Huntington	Rent vs Huntington
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+187%	3.3×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+166%	3×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+147%	2.2×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+133%	3.1×

Same job elsewhere in WV

Metro	Median pay	vs Huntington	Rent vs Huntington
Charleston, WV	$50,930	+0%	1.2×

Staying in WV keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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