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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators salary in Parkersburg, WV

The median water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV earns $51,210 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,419 a month.

10th percentile
$40,170
25th percentile
$45,660
Median percentile
$51,210
75th percentile
$51,210
90th percentile
$60,340

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

$41,023 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,210
Federal income tax−$3,965
Social Security + Medicare−$3,918
West Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,304
Monthly take-home$3,419
Every two weeks$1,578

Does it go far here?

$58,817Median pay in Parkersburg, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.1 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($818 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Parkersburg, WV

JobMedian pay
Accountants and Auditors$100,420
General and Operations Managers$81,660
Registered Nurses$79,000
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$47,050
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$40,450
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$40,100
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$36,330
Waiters and Waitresses$35,290

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