Financial analyst · Morgantown, WV
Financial analyst in Morgantown: $2,120/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Morgantown at $76,430 a year. About 50 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.30). The 10th percentile is $65,390 and the 90th is $101,440. Pay ranks 282nd-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($869/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,120 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 242 miles away, at $4,703 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,120
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,430
$65,390 to $101,440
Rent (1 bd)
$869
$1,035 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.30
Pay rank
282nd of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $76,430.
- Taxes$1,427
- Rent$869
- Other living costs$1,953
- Left over$2,120
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,430
- Federal income tax
- −$8,429
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,847
- State income tax (WV)
- −$2,845
- Take-home pay
- $59,309
- Effective tax rate
- 22.4%
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
Left over each month
$6,369 gross, minus $1,427 in tax and $2,822 in living costs.
$2,120
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $4,703/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Morgantown?
$76,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Morgantown?
$2,120 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $869, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Elmira, about 242 miles away, leaves $4,703 a month, more than Morgantown.