Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers salary in Wheeling, WV

The median petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers in Wheeling, WV-OH earns $81,090 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,186 a month.

10th percentile: $81,090
25th percentile: $81,090
Median percentile: $81,090
75th percentile: $86,430
90th percentile: $91,440

Based on 50 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

$62,228 take-home a year

Gross pay	$81,090
Federal income tax	−$9,010
Social Security + Medicare	−$6,203
West Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$3,649
Monthly take-home	$5,186
Every two weeks	$2,393

Does it go far here?

$91,811Median pay in Wheeling, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.3 vs 100).

16%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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