Financial analyst · Wheeling, WV
Financial analyst in Wheeling: $2,385/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Wheeling at $79,440 a year. About 40 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.33). The 10th percentile is $46,760 and the 90th is $131,990. Pay ranks 258th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($693/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,385 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Monroe, about 192 miles away, at $3,380 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,385
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,440
$46,760 to $131,990
Rent (1 bd)
$693
$825 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.33
Pay rank
258th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $79,440.
- Taxes$1,513
- Rent$693
- Other living costs$2,029
- Left over$2,385
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,440
- Federal income tax
- −$9,091
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,077
- State income tax (WV)
- −$2,991
- Take-home pay
- $61,282
- Effective tax rate
- 22.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $693
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $613
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,722
Left over each month
$6,620 gross, minus $1,513 in tax and $2,722 in living costs.
$2,385
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Monroe, $3,380/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Wheeling?
$79,440 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 40 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Wheeling?
$2,385 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $693, and pay covers 9.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Monroe, about 192 miles away, leaves $3,380 a month, more than Wheeling.