Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary in Wheeling, WV

The median engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other in Wheeling, WV-OH earns $91,420 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,753 a month.

10th percentile: $50,610
25th percentile: $78,790
Median percentile: $91,420
75th percentile: $98,610
90th percentile: $98,610

Based on 40 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

$69,030 take-home a year

Gross pay	$91,420
Federal income tax	−$11,282
Social Security + Medicare	−$6,994
West Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$4,114
Monthly take-home	$5,753
Every two weeks	$2,655

Does it go far here?

$103,506Median pay in Wheeling, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.3 vs 100).

14%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

All engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other salaries · Take-home pay in West Virginia