Computer Occupations, All Other Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $107K, rent takes 15.3% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,008/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new computer occupations, all others typically earn — is $51K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,065/month. At HUD’s $1,008/month FMR, rent would take 33% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $107K locally vs. $117K nationally, a 8% difference.

West Virginia pays $107K median vs. the U.S. average of $117K — that’s -8%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 89.03), the purchasing-power equivalent is $120K — still ahead of the national median.

The median is $107,140 a year, that works out to about $52 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $51,090, and experienced computer occupations, all others can clear $172,410. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $6,597/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,008/month, which eats 15.3% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

West Virginia has a Regional Price Parity of 89.03 (100 is the national average). That's below average, your money stretches further here than the raw salary number suggests. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median computer occupations, all other salary is worth about $120,341 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.