Civil engineer · Wheeling, WV

Civil engineer in Wheeling: $2,658/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Wheeling at $84,440 a year. About 100 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.72). The 10th percentile is $51,640 and the 90th is $132,740. Pay ranks 309th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($693/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,658 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jackson, about 243 miles away, at $3,711 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,658

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$84,440

$51,640 to $132,740

Rent (1 bd)

$693

$825 (2 bd)

Employment

100

Location quotient 0.72

Pay rank

309th of 368

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

10.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $84,440.

Taxes$1,657
Rent$693
Other living costs$2,029
Left over$2,658

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $84,440
Federal income tax: −$10,191
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,460
State income tax (WV): −$3,232
Take-home pay: $64,558
Effective tax rate: 23.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $693
Groceries: $390
Getting around: $613
Healthcare: $439
Utilities and internet: $244
Everything else: $342
Total spending: $2,722

Left over each month

$7,037 gross, minus $1,657 in tax and $2,722 in living costs.

$2,658

Rank every metro for a civil engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jackson, $3,711/mo.

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Questions

What does a civil engineer make in Wheeling?

$84,440 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Wheeling?

$2,658 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $693, and pay covers 10.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?

Jackson, about 243 miles away, leaves $3,711 a month, more than Wheeling.