Pay and cost of living in Putnam County, WV
Putnam County, WV is part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH labor market, and this page summarizes 1 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $81,010 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Registered Nurses at $81,010, and the lowest is Registered Nurses at $81,010.
A one-bedroom apartment in Putnam County, WV has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $834 a month and a two-bedroom $1,091. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $17,156 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $62,572 a year, and every one of the 1 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Putnam County, WV or against other counties.
Housing, taxes and commute in Putnam County, WV
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Putnam County, WV, set beside the West Virginia and national medians.
Median household income in Putnam County, WV is $79,527, 33% above the West Virginia median of $59,608 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($10,008) equals 12.6% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $81,010, is 2% above household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Putnam County, WV pay a median of $1,311 a year in real estate taxes, 52% above the West Virginia median of $865. With a median home value of $223,300, 37% above the West Virginia median of $162,600, the ratio of the two medians is 0.59% a year.
Renters in Putnam County, WV pay a median gross rent of $952 a month in the Census survey, 9% above the West Virginia median of $872. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $834; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Putnam County, WV who travel to a workplace spend an average of 27.3 minutes each way, 3% above the West Virginia average of 26.6. 10.6% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.