Lawyer · Charleston, WV
Lawyer in Charleston: $3,292/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Charleston at $101,150 a year. About 880 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.75). The 10th percentile is $67,170 and the 90th is $202,040. Pay ranks 321st-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.3× 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 $3,292 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Washington, about 219 miles away, at $6,949 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,292
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,150
$67,170 to $202,040
Rent (1 bd)
$1,011
$1,204 (2 bd)
Employment
880
Location quotient 1.75
Pay rank
321st of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $101,150.
- Taxes$2,137
- Rent$1,011
- Other living costs$1,989
- Left over$3,292
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,150
- Federal income tax
- −$13,867
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,738
- State income tax (WV)
- −$4,037
- Take-home pay
- $75,508
- Effective tax rate
- 25.4%
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
$8,429 gross, minus $2,137 in tax and $3,000 in living costs.
$3,292
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Washington, $6,949/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Charleston?
$101,150 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 880 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Charleston?
$3,292 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 8.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Washington, about 219 miles away, leaves $6,949 a month, more than Charleston.