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

The median water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Wheeling, WV-OH earns $47,330 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,173 a month.

10th percentile: $40,130
25th percentile: $41,940
Median percentile: $47,330
75th percentile: $59,170
90th percentile: $73,870

Based on 140 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

$38,080 take-home a year

Gross pay	$47,330
Federal income tax	−$3,500
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,621
West Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$2,130
Monthly take-home	$3,173
Every two weeks	$1,465

Does it go far here?

$53,587Median 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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