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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Parkersburg, WV

The median fast food and counter workers in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV earns $23,260 a year, 25% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,643 a month.

10th percentile
$19,290
25th percentile
$22,010
Median percentile
$23,260
75th percentile
$29,370
90th percentile
$34,620

Based on 330 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

$19,718 take-home a year
Gross pay$23,260
Federal income tax−$716
Social Security + Medicare−$1,779
West Virginia income tax (approx.)−$1,047
Monthly take-home$1,643
Every two weeks$758

Does it go far here?

$26,715Median pay in Parkersburg, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.1 vs 100).
50%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

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