Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other salary in Wheeling, WV

The median underground mining machine operators, all other in Wheeling, WV-OH earns $65,610 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,329 a month.

10th percentile: $64,310
25th percentile: $65,020
Median percentile: $65,610
75th percentile: $65,610
90th percentile: $82,180

Based on 60 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

$51,945 take-home a year

Gross pay	$65,610
Federal income tax	−$5,693
Social Security + Medicare	−$5,019
West Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$2,952
Monthly take-home	$4,329
Every two weeks	$1,998

Does it go far here?

$74,284Median 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

All underground mining machine operators, all other salaries · Take-home pay in West Virginia