Nursing Assistants salary in Wheeling, WV

The median nursing assistants in Wheeling, WV-OH earns $36,910 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,515 a month.

10th percentile: $34,940
25th percentile: $36,460
Median percentile: $36,910
75th percentile: $39,010
90th percentile: $44,520

Based on 910 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

$30,176 take-home a year

Gross pay	$36,910
Federal income tax	−$2,249
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,824
West Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$1,661
Monthly take-home	$2,515
Every two weeks	$1,161

Does it go far here?

$41,790Median pay in Wheeling, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.3 vs 100).

32%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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