Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary in Wheeling, WV

The median plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in Wheeling, WV-OH earns $64,060 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,231 a month.

10th percentile: $39,450
25th percentile: $50,590
Median percentile: $64,060
75th percentile: $84,800
90th percentile: $92,980

Based on 150 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

$50,770 take-home a year

Gross pay	$64,060
Federal income tax	−$5,507
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,901
West Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$2,883
Monthly take-home	$4,231
Every two weeks	$1,953

Does it go far here?

$72,529Median pay in Wheeling, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.3 vs 100).

19%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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