Registered nurse · Huntington, WV

Registered nurse in Huntington: $2,374/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Huntington at $81,010 a year. About 5,580 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.82). The 10th percentile is $62,810 and the 90th is $124,650. Pay ranks 276th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($801/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,374 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 218 miles away, at $2,741 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,374

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$81,010

$62,810 to $124,650

Rent (1 bd)

$801

$954 (2 bd)

Employment

5,580

Location quotient 1.82

Pay rank

276th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $81,010.

Taxes$1,558
Rent$801
Other living costs$2,018
Left over$2,374

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $81,010
Federal income tax: −$9,436
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,197
State income tax (WV): −$3,066
Take-home pay: $62,310
Effective tax rate: 23.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $801
Groceries: $389
Getting around: $607
Healthcare: $438
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $341
Total spending: $2,819

Left over each month

$6,751 gross, minus $1,558 in tax and $2,819 in living costs.

$2,374

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 Huntington?

$81,010 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 5,580 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,374 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $801, and pay covers 8.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Charlottesville, about 218 miles away, leaves $2,741 a month, more than Huntington.