Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers salary in Wheeling, WV

The median electrical power-line installers and repairers in Wheeling, WV-OH earns $108,060 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,666 a month.

10th percentile: $60,940
25th percentile: $75,000
Median percentile: $108,060
75th percentile: $108,430
90th percentile: $119,090

Based on 140 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

$79,988 take-home a year

Gross pay	$108,060
Federal income tax	−$14,943
Social Security + Medicare	−$8,267
West Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$4,863
Monthly take-home	$6,666
Every two weeks	$3,076

Does it go far here?

$122,346Median pay in Wheeling, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.3 vs 100).

12%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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