Home Health and Personal Care Aides salary in Wheeling, WV

The median home health and personal care aides in Wheeling, WV-OH earns $29,190 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,027 a month.

10th percentile: $23,620
25th percentile: $27,650
Median percentile: $29,190
75th percentile: $32,530
90th percentile: $35,710

Based on 1,190 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

$24,321 take-home a year

Gross pay	$29,190
Federal income tax	−$1,323
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,233
West Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$1,314
Monthly take-home	$2,027
Every two weeks	$935

Does it go far here?

$33,049Median pay in Wheeling, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.3 vs 100).

40%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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