Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education salary in Wheeling, WV

The median elementary school teachers, except special education in Wheeling, WV-OH earns $58,830 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,900 a month.

10th percentile: $46,450
25th percentile: $51,770
Median percentile: $58,830
75th percentile: $72,850
90th percentile: $88,910

Based on 510 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

$46,803 take-home a year

Gross pay	$58,830
Federal income tax	−$4,880
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,500
West Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$2,647
Monthly take-home	$3,900
Every two weeks	$1,800

Does it go far here?

$66,608Median pay in Wheeling, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.3 vs 100).

21%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
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
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$44,520

All elementary school teachers, except special education salaries · Take-home pay in West Virginia