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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Weirton, WV

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH earns $29,430 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,042 a month.

10th percentile
$22,260
25th percentile
$26,490
Median percentile
$29,430
75th percentile
$36,380
90th percentile
$41,600

Based on 300 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

$24,503 take-home a year
Gross pay$29,430
Federal income tax−$1,352
Social Security + Medicare−$2,251
West Virginia income tax (approx.)−$1,324
Monthly take-home$2,042
Every two weeks$942

Does it go far here?

$33,059Median pay in Weirton, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.0 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($785 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Weirton, WV

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$78,970
Registered Nurses$77,400
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$55,070
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$37,330
Office Clerks, General$36,770
Stockers and Order Fillers$36,730
Nursing Assistants$36,190
Waiters and Waitresses$35,840

All teaching assistants, except postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in West Virginia