Lawyer · Morgantown, WV
Lawyer in Morgantown: $3,915/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Morgantown at $109,300 a year. About 230 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.70). The 10th percentile is $71,450 and the 90th is $213,250. Pay ranks 241st-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.5× 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 $3,915 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Washington, about 132 miles away, at $6,949 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,915
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$109,300
$71,450 to $213,250
Rent (1 bd)
$869
$1,035 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 0.70
Pay rank
241st of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $109,300.
- Taxes$2,371
- Rent$869
- Other living costs$1,953
- Left over$3,915
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $109,300
- Federal income tax
- −$15,660
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,361
- State income tax (WV)
- −$4,430
- Take-home pay
- $80,849
- Effective tax rate
- 26.0%
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
$9,108 gross, minus $2,371 in tax and $2,822 in living costs.
$3,915
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Washington, $6,949/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
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- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a lawyer make in Morgantown?
$109,300 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 230 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Morgantown?
$3,915 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $869, and pay covers 10.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Washington, about 132 miles away, leaves $6,949 a month, more than Morgantown.