Physician · Wheeling, WV
Physician in Wheeling: $8,607/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Wheeling. Pay is estimated at $194,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Wheeling ranks 364th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 23.3× 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 $8,607 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Washington, about 196 miles away, at $11,780 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$8,607
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$194,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$693
$825 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
364th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
23.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $194,000.
- Taxes$4,838
- Rent$693
- Other living costs$2,029
- Left over$8,607
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $194,000
- Federal income tax
- −$35,807
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$13,731
- State income tax (WV)
- −$8,512
- Take-home pay
- $135,950
- Effective tax rate
- 29.9%
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
$16,167 gross, minus $4,838 in tax and $2,722 in living costs.
$8,607
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 Wheeling?
$194,000 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 Wheeling?
$8,607 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $693, and pay covers 23.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Washington, about 196 miles away, leaves $11,780 a month, more than Wheeling.