Physician · Morgantown, WV
Physician in Morgantown: $8,798/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Morgantown. Pay is estimated at $199,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Morgantown ranks 338th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 19.1× 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 $8,798 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lexington Park, about 195 miles away, at $12,155 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$8,798
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$199,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$869
$1,035 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
338th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
19.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $199,000.
- Taxes$4,964
- Rent$869
- Other living costs$1,953
- Left over$8,798
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $199,000
- Federal income tax
- −$37,007
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$13,804
- State income tax (WV)
- −$8,753
- Take-home pay
- $139,436
- Effective tax rate
- 29.9%
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
$16,583 gross, minus $4,964 in tax and $2,822 in living costs.
$8,798
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lexington Park, $12,155/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Morgantown?
$199,000 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 Morgantown?
$8,798 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $869, and pay covers 19.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Lexington Park, about 195 miles away, leaves $12,155 a month, more than Morgantown.