Continuous Mining Machine Operators salary in Wheeling, WV

The median continuous mining machine operators in Wheeling, WV-OH earns $66,300 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,372 a month.

10th percentile: $59,840
25th percentile: $66,150
Median percentile: $66,300
75th percentile: $80,270
90th percentile: $86,130

Based on 120 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

$52,469 take-home a year

Gross pay	$66,300
Federal income tax	−$5,776
Social Security + Medicare	−$5,072
West Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$2,984
Monthly take-home	$4,372
Every two weeks	$2,018

Does it go far here?

$75,065Median pay in Wheeling, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.3 vs 100).

19%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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