Nurse practitioner · Wheeling, WV

Nurse practitioner in Wheeling: $5,054/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Wheeling at $128,640 a year. About 150 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.22). The 10th percentile is $99,910 and the 90th is $154,080. Pay ranks 207th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 15.5× 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 $5,054 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ann Arbor, about 221 miles away, at $5,211 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,054

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$128,640

$99,910 to $154,080

Rent (1 bd)

$693

$825 (2 bd)

Employment

150

Location quotient 1.22

Pay rank

207th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

15.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $128,640.

Taxes$2,944
Rent$693
Other living costs$2,029
Left over$5,054

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $128,640
Federal income tax: −$20,121
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,841
State income tax (WV): −$5,362
Take-home pay: $93,316
Effective tax rate: 27.5%

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

$10,720 gross, minus $2,944 in tax and $2,722 in living costs.

$5,054

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 Wheeling?

$128,640 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$5,054 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $693, and pay covers 15.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Ann Arbor, about 221 miles away, leaves $5,211 a month, more than Wheeling.