Registered Nurses salary in Wheeling, WV

The median registered nurses in Wheeling, WV-OH earns $78,280 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,031 a month.

10th percentile: $60,260
25th percentile: $73,970
Median percentile: $78,280
75th percentile: $100,860
90th percentile: $107,410

Based on 1,680 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

$60,377 take-home a year

Gross pay	$78,280
Federal income tax	−$8,392
Social Security + Medicare	−$5,988
West Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$3,523
Monthly take-home	$5,031
Every two weeks	$2,322

Does it go far here?

$88,629Median 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
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
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$44,520

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