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Dental Assistants salary in Parkersburg, WV

The median dental assistants in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV earns $36,820 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,509 a month.

10th percentile
$32,410
25th percentile
$36,360
Median percentile
$36,820
75th percentile
$42,990
90th percentile
$49,270

Based on 70 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

$30,108 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,820
Federal income tax−$2,238
Social Security + Medicare−$2,817
West Virginia income tax (approx.)−$1,657
Monthly take-home$2,509
Every two weeks$1,158

Does it go far here?

$42,290Median pay in Parkersburg, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.1 vs 100).
33%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

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