Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Wheeling, WV

The median heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Wheeling, WV-OH earns $57,590 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,822 a month.

10th percentile: $42,360
25th percentile: $48,930
Median percentile: $57,590
75th percentile: $61,470
90th percentile: $69,720

Based on 1,210 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

$45,862 take-home a year

Gross pay	$57,590
Federal income tax	−$4,731
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,406
West Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$2,592
Monthly take-home	$3,822
Every two weeks	$1,764

Does it go far here?

$65,204Median 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
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$58,830
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$58,250
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

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