Nurse practitioner · Morgantown, WV

Nurse practitioner in Morgantown: $4,927/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Morgantown at $128,130 a year. About 300 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.17). The 10th percentile is $99,590 and the 90th is $157,860. Pay ranks 214th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.3× 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 $4,927 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 242 miles away, at $5,263 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,927

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$128,130

$99,590 to $157,860

Rent (1 bd)

$869

$1,035 (2 bd)

Employment

300

Location quotient 2.17

Pay rank

214th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

12.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $128,130.

Taxes$2,928
Rent$869
Other living costs$1,953
Left over$4,927

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $128,130
Federal income tax: −$19,998
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,802
State income tax (WV): −$5,337
Take-home pay: $92,992
Effective tax rate: 27.4%

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

$10,678 gross, minus $2,928 in tax and $2,822 in living costs.

$4,927

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $5,263/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Morgantown?

$128,130 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a nurse practitioner in Morgantown?

$4,927 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $869, and pay covers 12.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Elmira, about 242 miles away, leaves $5,263 a month, more than Morgantown.