Registered nurse · Morgantown, WV

Registered nurse in Morgantown: $2,322/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Morgantown at $80,130 a year. About 4,510 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 3.08). The 10th percentile is $61,150 and the 90th is $135,790. Pay ranks 296th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× 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 $2,322 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Buffalo, about 249 miles away, at $3,064 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,322

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$80,130

$61,150 to $135,790

Rent (1 bd)

$869

$1,035 (2 bd)

Employment

4,510

Location quotient 3.08

Pay rank

296th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $80,130.

Taxes$1,533
Rent$869
Other living costs$1,953
Left over$2,322

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $80,130
Federal income tax: −$9,243
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,130
State income tax (WV): −$3,024
Take-home pay: $61,734
Effective tax rate: 23.0%

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

$6,678 gross, minus $1,533 in tax and $2,822 in living costs.

$2,322

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Buffalo, $3,064/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Morgantown?

$80,130 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,510 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,322 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $869, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Buffalo, about 249 miles away, leaves $3,064 a month, more than Morgantown.