Electrician · Wheeling, WV
Electrician in Wheeling: $1,704/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Wheeling at $66,970 a year. About 350 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.24). The 10th percentile is $44,220 and the 90th is $95,430. Pay ranks 146th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.1× 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 $1,704 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Monroe, about 192 miles away, at $2,202 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,704
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$66,970
$44,220 to $95,430
Rent (1 bd)
$693
$825 (2 bd)
Employment
350
Location quotient 1.24
Pay rank
146th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $66,970.
- Taxes$1,155
- Rent$693
- Other living costs$2,029
- Left over$1,704
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $66,970
- Federal income tax
- −$6,347
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,123
- State income tax (WV)
- −$2,389
- Take-home pay
- $53,110
- Effective tax rate
- 20.7%
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
$5,581 gross, minus $1,155 in tax and $2,722 in living costs.
$1,704
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Monroe, $2,202/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Wheeling?
$66,970 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 350 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Wheeling?
$1,704 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $693, and pay covers 8.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Monroe, about 192 miles away, leaves $2,202 a month, more than Wheeling.