Physician · Charleston, WV
Physician in Charleston: $9,280/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Charleston. Pay is estimated at $210,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Charleston ranks 229th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 17.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,011/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $9,280 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Washington, about 219 miles away, at $11,780 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,280
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$210,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,011
$1,204 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
229th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
17.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $210,500.
- Taxes$5,262
- Rent$1,011
- Other living costs$1,989
- Left over$9,280
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $210,500
- Federal income tax
- −$39,767
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,065
- State income tax (WV)
- −$9,308
- Take-home pay
- $147,360
- Effective tax rate
- 30.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,011
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $574
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $3,000
Left over each month
$17,542 gross, minus $5,262 in tax and $3,000 in living costs.
$9,280
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Washington, $11,780/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Charleston?
$210,500 a year. That figure is the an estimate, because BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median.
What is left after tax and rent for a physician in Charleston?
$9,280 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,011, and pay covers 17.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Washington, about 219 miles away, leaves $11,780 a month, more than Charleston.