Tree Trimmers and Pruners salary in Wheeling, WV

The median tree trimmers and pruners in Wheeling, WV-OH earns $46,890 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,146 a month.

10th percentile: $30,410
25th percentile: $33,020
Median percentile: $46,890
75th percentile: $52,240
90th percentile: $55,760

Based on 40 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

$37,746 take-home a year

Gross pay	$46,890
Federal income tax	−$3,447
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,587
West Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$2,110
Monthly take-home	$3,146
Every two weeks	$1,452

Does it go far here?

$53,089Median pay in Wheeling, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.3 vs 100).

26%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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