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Paramedics salary in Wheeling, WV

The median paramedics in Wheeling, WV-OH earns $49,700 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,323 a month.

10th percentile
$30,810
25th percentile
$41,480
Median percentile
$49,700
75th percentile
$58,270
90th percentile
$62,230

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

$39,877 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,700
Federal income tax−$3,784
Social Security + Medicare−$3,802
West Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,237
Monthly take-home$3,323
Every two weeks$1,534

Does it go far here?

$56,271Median pay in Wheeling, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.3 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($812 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Wheeling, WV

JobMedian 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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