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Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance salary in Parkersburg, WV

The median dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV earns $37,440 a year, 26% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,548 a month.

10th percentile
$28,770
25th percentile
$33,090
Median percentile
$37,440
75th percentile
$47,200
90th percentile
$74,090

Based on 30 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

$30,578 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,440
Federal income tax−$2,313
Social Security + Medicare−$2,864
West Virginia income tax (approx.)−$1,685
Monthly take-home$2,548
Every two weeks$1,176

Does it go far here?

$43,002Median pay in Parkersburg, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.1 vs 100).
32%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 dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance salaries · Take-home pay in West Virginia