Lawyer · Wheeling, WV
Lawyer in Wheeling: $4,861/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Wheeling at $124,990 a year. About 240 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.85). The 10th percentile is $64,420 and the 90th is $225,130. Pay ranks 172nd-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 15.0× 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 $4,861 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Washington, about 196 miles away, at $6,949 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,861
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$124,990
$64,420 to $225,130
Rent (1 bd)
$693
$825 (2 bd)
Employment
240
Location quotient 0.85
Pay rank
172nd of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
15.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $124,990.
- Taxes$2,833
- Rent$693
- Other living costs$2,029
- Left over$4,861
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $124,990
- Federal income tax
- −$19,245
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,562
- State income tax (WV)
- −$5,186
- Take-home pay
- $90,998
- Effective tax rate
- 27.2%
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
$10,416 gross, minus $2,833 in tax and $2,722 in living costs.
$4,861
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 Wheeling?
$124,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Wheeling?
$4,861 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $693, and pay covers 15.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Washington, about 196 miles away, leaves $6,949 a month, more than Wheeling.