Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Wheeling, WV

The median civil engineering technologists and technicians in Wheeling, WV-OH earns $51,750 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,453 a month.

10th percentile: $34,090
25th percentile: $46,920
Median percentile: $51,750
75th percentile: $64,640
90th percentile: $75,440

Based on 50 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

$41,432 take-home a year

Gross pay	$51,750
Federal income tax	−$4,030
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,959
West Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$2,329
Monthly take-home	$3,453
Every two weeks	$1,594

Does it go far here?

$58,592Median pay in Wheeling, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.3 vs 100).

24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($812 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Wheeling, WV

Job	Median pay
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$97,310
General and Operations Managers	$80,440
Registered Nurses	$78,280
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$58,830
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$58,250
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$57,590
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$52,300
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$44,650

All civil engineering technologists and technicians salaries · Take-home pay in West Virginia