Charleston, WV
The rest of the month in Charleston
$3,041 in modelled household costs, against $5,277 take-home. Leftover is $2,236.
Where the money goes
- Taxes$1,603
- Rent$1,052
- Other living costs$1,989
- Left over$2,236
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $82,552
- Federal income tax
- −$9,775
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,315
- State income tax (WV)
- −$3,141
- Take-home pay
- $63,321
- Effective tax rate
- 23.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,052
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $574
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $3,041
Left over each month
$6,879 gross, minus $1,603 in tax and $3,041 in living costs.
$2,236
Power bill, separately
EIA 2024 residential electricity in WV averages a $132 monthly bill at 900 kWh. The utilities line above already includes power, gas and water as a household bundle — this is the state rate as a cross-check, not an extra cost.
Non-housing lines start from BLS-order-of-magnitude national spending, then scale by this metro's cost index and your household size. Electricity rates are EIA state averages. Not a budget, not advice.