Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers salary in Wheeling, WV

The median mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers in Wheeling, WV-OH earns $117,670 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,193 a month.

10th percentile: $85,690
25th percentile: $86,370
Median percentile: $117,670
75th percentile: $125,430
90th percentile: $146,350

Based on 30 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

$86,316 take-home a year

Gross pay	$117,670
Federal income tax	−$17,057
Social Security + Medicare	−$9,002
West Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$5,295
Monthly take-home	$7,193
Every two weeks	$3,320

Does it go far here?

$133,227Median pay in Wheeling, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.3 vs 100).

11%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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