Nurse practitioner · Parkersburg, WV

Nurse practitioner in Parkersburg: $4,920/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Parkersburg at $126,550 a year. About 170 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.29). The 10th percentile is $97,900 and the 90th is $147,080. Pay ranks 248th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 14.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($744/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,920 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ann Arbor, about 249 miles away, at $5,211 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,920

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$126,550

$97,900 to $147,080

Rent (1 bd)

$744

$886 (2 bd)

Employment

170

Location quotient 2.29

Pay rank

248th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

14.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $126,550.

Taxes$2,880
Rent$744
Other living costs$2,002
Left over$4,920

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $126,550
Federal income tax: −$19,619
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,681
State income tax (WV): −$5,261
Take-home pay: $91,989
Effective tax rate: 27.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $744
Groceries: $390
Getting around: $586
Healthcare: $439
Utilities and internet: $244
Everything else: $342
Total spending: $2,746

Left over each month

$10,546 gross, minus $2,880 in tax and $2,746 in living costs.

$4,920

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ann Arbor, $5,211/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Parkersburg?

$126,550 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,920 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $744, and pay covers 14.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Ann Arbor, about 249 miles away, leaves $5,211 a month, more than Parkersburg.