Financial analyst · Charleston, WV
Financial analyst in Charleston: $1,385/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Charleston at $66,230 a year. About 140 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.56). The 10th percentile is $44,410 and the 90th is $90,240. Pay ranks 313th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,011/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,385 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Staunton, about 129 miles away, at $3,379 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,385
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$66,230
$44,410 to $90,240
Rent (1 bd)
$1,011
$1,204 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 0.56
Pay rank
313th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $66,230.
- Taxes$1,134
- Rent$1,011
- Other living costs$1,989
- Left over$1,385
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $66,230
- Federal income tax
- −$6,185
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,067
- State income tax (WV)
- −$2,354
- Take-home pay
- $52,625
- Effective tax rate
- 20.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,011
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $574
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $3,000
Left over each month
$5,519 gross, minus $1,134 in tax and $3,000 in living costs.
$1,385
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Staunton, $3,379/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Charleston?
$66,230 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Charleston?
$1,385 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,011, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Staunton, about 129 miles away, leaves $3,379 a month, more than Charleston.