Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Wheeling, WV

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Wheeling, WV-OH earns $26,080 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,826 a month.

10th percentile: $22,090
25th percentile: $22,500
Median percentile: $26,080
75th percentile: $28,350
90th percentile: $34,840

Based on 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

$21,913 take-home a year

Gross pay	$26,080
Federal income tax	−$998
Social Security + Medicare	−$1,995
West Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$1,174
Monthly take-home	$1,826
Every two weeks	$843

Does it go far here?

$29,528Median pay in Wheeling, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.3 vs 100).

44%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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