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Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists salary in Parkersburg, WV

The median bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV earns $43,680 a year, 29% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,943 a month.

10th percentile
$35,140
25th percentile
$36,950
Median percentile
$43,680
75th percentile
$49,910
90th percentile
$73,260

Based on 60 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$35,311 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,680
Federal income tax−$3,062
Social Security + Medicare−$3,342
West Virginia income tax (approx.)−$1,966
Monthly take-home$2,943
Every two weeks$1,358

Does it go far here?

$50,169Median pay in Parkersburg, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.1 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($818 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Parkersburg, WV

JobMedian pay
Accountants and Auditors$100,420
General and Operations Managers$81,660
Registered Nurses$79,000
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$47,050
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$40,450
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$40,100
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$36,330
Waiters and Waitresses$35,290

All bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists salaries · Take-home pay in West Virginia