Registered nurse · Wheeling, WV

Registered nurse in Wheeling: $2,321/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Wheeling at $78,280 a year. About 1,680 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.33). The 10th percentile is $60,260 and the 90th is $107,410. Pay ranks 334th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.4× 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 $2,321 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ann Arbor, about 221 miles away, at $3,076 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,321

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$78,280

$60,260 to $107,410

Rent (1 bd)

$693

$825 (2 bd)

Employment

1,680

Location quotient 1.33

Pay rank

334th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $78,280.

Taxes$1,480
Rent$693
Other living costs$2,029
Left over$2,321

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $78,280
Federal income tax: −$8,836
Social Security and Medicare: −$5,988
State income tax (WV): −$2,935
Take-home pay: $60,521
Effective tax rate: 22.7%

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

$6,523 gross, minus $1,480 in tax and $2,722 in living costs.

$2,321

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 Wheeling?

$78,280 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,680 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,321 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $693, and pay covers 9.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Ann Arbor, about 221 miles away, leaves $3,076 a month, more than Wheeling.