Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary in Wheeling, WV

The median licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in Wheeling, WV-OH earns $57,960 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,845 a month.

10th percentile: $46,860
25th percentile: $52,020
Median percentile: $57,960
75th percentile: $61,090
90th percentile: $65,100

Based on 440 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

$46,143 take-home a year

Gross pay	$57,960
Federal income tax	−$4,775
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,434
West Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$2,608
Monthly take-home	$3,845
Every two weeks	$1,775

Does it go far here?

$65,623Median 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
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

All licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses salaries · Take-home pay in West Virginia