Accountant / auditor · Weirton, WV

Accountant / auditor in Weirton: $2,081/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Weirton at $71,490 a year. About 200 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.59). The 10th percentile is $46,950 and the 90th is $113,020. Pay ranks 335th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($594/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,081 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Parkersburg, about 97 miles away, at $3,506 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,081

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$71,490

$46,950 to $113,020

Rent (1 bd)

$594

$707 (2 bd)

Employment

200

Location quotient 0.59

Pay rank

335th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

10.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $71,490.

Taxes$1,285
Rent$594
Other living costs$1,998
Left over$2,081

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $71,490
Federal income tax: −$7,342
Social Security and Medicare: −$5,469
State income tax (WV): −$2,607
Take-home pay: $56,072
Effective tax rate: 21.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $594
Groceries: $390
Getting around: $583
Healthcare: $439
Utilities and internet: $244
Everything else: $342
Total spending: $2,592

Left over each month

$5,958 gross, minus $1,285 in tax and $2,592 in living costs.

$2,081

Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Parkersburg, $3,506/mo.

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Questions

What does a accountant / auditor make in Weirton?

$71,490 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 200 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Weirton?

$2,081 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $594, and pay covers 10.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?

Parkersburg, about 97 miles away, leaves $3,506 a month, more than Weirton.