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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Wheeling, WV

The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in Wheeling, WV-OH earns $47,410 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,178 a month.

10th percentile
$30,010
25th percentile
$35,840
Median percentile
$47,410
75th percentile
$57,110
90th percentile
$60,590

Based on 60 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

$38,140 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,410
Federal income tax−$3,509
Social Security + Medicare−$3,627
West Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,133
Monthly take-home$3,178
Every two weeks$1,467

Does it go far here?

$53,678Median pay in Wheeling, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.3 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($812 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Wheeling, WV

JobMedian 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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