Registered nurse · Charleston, WV

Registered nurse in Charleston: $2,150/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Charleston at $80,230 a year. About 4,320 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.92). The 10th percentile is $51,110 and the 90th is $138,850. Pay ranks 295th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× 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 $2,150 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 159 miles away, at $2,741 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,150

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$80,230

$51,110 to $138,850

Rent (1 bd)

$1,011

$1,204 (2 bd)

Employment

4,320

Location quotient 1.92

Pay rank

295th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $80,230.

Taxes$1,536
Rent$1,011
Other living costs$1,989
Left over$2,150

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $80,230
Federal income tax: −$9,265
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,138
State income tax (WV): −$3,029
Take-home pay: $61,799
Effective tax rate: 23.0%

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

$6,686 gross, minus $1,536 in tax and $3,000 in living costs.

$2,150

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Charlottesville, $2,741/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Charleston?

$80,230 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,320 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in Charleston?

$2,150 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 6.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Charlottesville, about 159 miles away, leaves $2,741 a month, more than Charleston.