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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary in Parkersburg, WV

The median welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV earns $49,330 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,300 a month.

10th percentile
$36,180
25th percentile
$41,810
Median percentile
$49,330
75th percentile
$58,150
90th percentile
$66,520

Based on 90 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

$39,597 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,330
Federal income tax−$3,740
Social Security + Medicare−$3,774
West Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,220
Monthly take-home$3,300
Every two weeks$1,523

Does it go far here?

$56,658Median pay in Parkersburg, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.1 vs 100).
25%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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