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

The median dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Wheeling, WV-OH earns $49,940 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,338 a month.

10th percentile: $30,140
25th percentile: $37,510
Median percentile: $49,940
75th percentile: $62,110
90th percentile: $73,120

Based on 90 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

$40,059 take-home a year

Gross pay	$49,940
Federal income tax	−$3,813
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,820
West Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$2,247
Monthly take-home	$3,338
Every two weeks	$1,541

Does it go far here?

$56,542Median 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

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