Civil Engineers salary in Wheeling, WV

The median civil engineers in Wheeling, WV-OH earns $84,440 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,369 a month.

10th percentile: $51,640
25th percentile: $61,340
Median percentile: $84,440
75th percentile: $108,440
90th percentile: $132,740

Based on 100 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

$64,434 take-home a year

Gross pay	$84,440
Federal income tax	−$9,747
Social Security + Medicare	−$6,460
West Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$3,800
Monthly take-home	$5,369
Every two weeks	$2,478

Does it go far here?

$95,604Median pay in Wheeling, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.3 vs 100).

15%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

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