Registered nurse · Parkersburg, WV

Registered nurse in Parkersburg: $2,337/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Parkersburg at $79,000 a year. About 910 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.15). The 10th percentile is $53,570 and the 90th is $114,600. Pay ranks 321st-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($744/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,337 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ann Arbor, about 249 miles away, at $3,076 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,337

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$79,000

$53,570 to $114,600

Rent (1 bd)

$744

$886 (2 bd)

Employment

910

Location quotient 1.15

Pay rank

321st of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $79,000.

Taxes$1,501
Rent$744
Other living costs$2,002
Left over$2,337

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $79,000
Federal income tax: −$8,994
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,044
State income tax (WV): −$2,969
Take-home pay: $60,993
Effective tax rate: 22.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $744
Groceries: $390
Getting around: $586
Healthcare: $439
Utilities and internet: $244
Everything else: $342
Total spending: $2,746

Left over each month

$6,583 gross, minus $1,501 in tax and $2,746 in living costs.

$2,337

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ann Arbor, $3,076/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Parkersburg?

$79,000 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 910 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,337 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $744, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Ann Arbor, about 249 miles away, leaves $3,076 a month, more than Parkersburg.