Lawyer · Weirton, WV
Lawyer in Weirton: $3,351/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Weirton at $94,760 a year. About 60 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.35). The 10th percentile is $60,440 and the 90th is $222,220. Pay ranks 350th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 13.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($594/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,351 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Washington, about 202 miles away, at $6,949 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,351
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$94,760
$60,440 to $222,220
Rent (1 bd)
$594
$707 (2 bd)
Employment
60
Location quotient 0.35
Pay rank
350th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
13.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $94,760.
- Taxes$1,953
- Rent$594
- Other living costs$1,998
- Left over$3,351
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $94,760
- Federal income tax
- −$12,461
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,249
- State income tax (WV)
- −$3,729
- Take-home pay
- $71,321
- Effective tax rate
- 24.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $594
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $583
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,592
Left over each month
$7,897 gross, minus $1,953 in tax and $2,592 in living costs.
$3,351
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Washington, $6,949/mo.
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- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Weirton?
$94,760 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Weirton?
$3,351 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $594, and pay covers 13.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Washington, about 202 miles away, leaves $6,949 a month, more than Weirton.