Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers salary in Wheeling, WV

The median mental health and substance abuse social workers in Wheeling, WV-OH earns $45,920 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,084 a month.

10th percentile: $30,120
25th percentile: $36,460
Median percentile: $45,920
75th percentile: $49,840
90th percentile: $57,780

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

$37,010 take-home a year

Gross pay	$45,920
Federal income tax	−$3,330
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,513
West Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$2,066
Monthly take-home	$3,084
Every two weeks	$1,423

Does it go far here?

$51,991Median 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

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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