Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Wheeling, WV

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Wheeling, WV-OH earns $58,250 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,864 a month.

10th percentile: $39,020
25th percentile: $45,670
Median percentile: $58,250
75th percentile: $77,160
90th percentile: $92,420

Based on 500 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

$46,363 take-home a year

Gross pay	$58,250
Federal income tax	−$4,810
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,456
West Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$2,621
Monthly take-home	$3,864
Every two weeks	$1,783

Does it go far here?

$65,951Median 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
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
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$44,520

All operating engineers and other construction equipment operators salaries · Take-home pay in West Virginia