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Morgantown, WV
$2,556after tax and rent
Photo: Quintin Soloviev / Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0
On a $83,730 household paycheck in Morgantown.
Modelled metro
So you know: homicide deaths in Morgantown are under the US rate in this release, 2.9 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).
Move Score
75
Each row is 0–100. The Move Score is their weighted average, rounded, and it stops at 99. Rent is only in Housing. Jobs is off when the paycheck is the same in every city. Schools is off when there are no kids.
The 6 rows that are on. Their weighted average is 74.7, and that is the score, rounded, up to 99. Rows that are off stay out. The percent on each row is its weight. Tap a row to see what it measures. How the score is weighted
Example household
Example: $83,730, same pay in every city · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom
These figures are projections built from available public data. Conditions change, and the numbers may not reflect current prices, taxes, or immigration rules. Check official sources before you make decisions.
After tax and rent
$2,556
Home city
Not picked
Salary
$83,730
Same everywhere
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Stats
- Rent
- $1,035
- 2 bd median
- Take-home
- $5,378
- Per month
- Tax
- 23%
- Of pay
- Prices
- 2% below
- US, besides rent
Next
$2,556 / mo
The month
One earner. 1 bd.
See full breakdown
- Taxes$1,599
- Rent$869
- Other$1,953
- Left$2,556
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $83,730
- Federal income tax
- −$9,591
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,405
- State income tax (WV)
- −$3,197
- Take-home pay
- $64,537
- Effective tax rate
- 22.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $869
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $538
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,822
After tax and rent
$2,556 left/mo
County by county
2 counties. Rent in this table is the Census median of what residents pay. The city figure is Zillow asking rent.
| County | People | Median rent | 2-bed rent | Home value | Income | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monongalia CountyWV | 107k76% | $943 | $1,025 | $254,200 | $62,704 | 22 min |
| Preston CountyWV | 34k24% | $753 | $738 | $157,700 | $61,373 | 31 min |
Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.
Working remotely
If the paycheck stays the same
One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,537 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $869.
- Work from home
- 10.8% of workers
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Home internet
- 74.4% of households
- Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
- Paid to move, remote job
- Ascend WV · $12,000 over 24 months
Worked-from-home share is from ACS 2023 5-year. Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.
USAJOBS
Federal jobs that pay relocation here
2 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 2026.
- Physician (Regular Ft)Vascular Surgeon
Veterans Health Administration · $280,000–$400,000 a year
Clarksburg, WV · Closes November 11, 2026
- Physician (Regular Ft) PRIMARY CARE
Veterans Health Administration · $270,000–$315,000 a year
Clarksburg, WV · Parkersburg, WV · Closes December 31, 2026
The place
24 min commute. A car per adult.
- Weather
- Not shown for this metro.
- Getting around
- A car per adult
- Average commute
- 24 minutes each way
- Size
- 141k people
- Buying instead
- Median home $226,800. About $1,535/mo with 20% down.
- Taxes
- West Virginia income tax tops out at 4.82%. Sales tax 6.6%, property tax 0.48%.
Schools
- Students
- 15,203
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.4
- Districts
- 3
- Monongalia County Schools11,193 students
- Preston County Schools3,765 students
- West Virginia Academy245 students
NCES 2024-2025. The district count is every public district in the metro. The names are the largest 3.
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Take-home by job in Morgantown
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
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Questions
How is take-home pay in Morgantown calculated?
Morgantown is in West Virginia, which taxes wage income. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent and bills.
What does rent cost in Morgantown?
About $869 for a one-bedroom and $1,035 for a two-bedroom in Morgantown, WV. Morgantown averages 186 sunny days, a July high of 86°F, and a 24-minute commute.
How do I compare Morgantown with another city?
Put Morgantown next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.
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