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Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers salary in Charleston, WV

The median security and fire alarm systems installers in Charleston, WV earns $60,440 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,002 a month.

10th percentile
$41,610
25th percentile
$51,100
Median percentile
$60,440
75th percentile
$64,620
90th percentile
$69,070

Based on 80 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

$48,024 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,440
Federal income tax−$5,073
Social Security + Medicare−$4,624
West Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,720
Monthly take-home$4,002
Every two weeks$1,847

Does it go far here?

$68,127Median pay in Charleston, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.7 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($896 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Charleston, WV

JobMedian pay
Lawyers$101,150
General and Operations Managers$83,190
Registered Nurses$80,230
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$79,420
Administrative Services Managers$77,520
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$72,190
Accountants and Auditors$66,560
Human Resources Specialists$61,500

All security and fire alarm systems installers salaries · Take-home pay in West Virginia