Firefighter · Wheeling, WV
Firefighter in Wheeling: $101/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Wheeling at $41,140 a year. About 210 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.61). The 10th percentile is $29,020 and the 90th is $59,370. Pay ranks 283rd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× 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 $101 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Erie, about 153 miles away, at $2,291 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$101
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$41,140
$29,020 to $59,370
Rent (1 bd)
$693
$825 (2 bd)
Employment
210
Location quotient 1.61
Pay rank
283rd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $41,140.
- Taxes$605
- Rent$693
- Other living costs$2,029
- Left over$101
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $41,140
- Federal income tax
- −$2,898
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,147
- State income tax (WV)
- −$1,216
- Take-home pay
- $33,878
- Effective tax rate
- 17.7%
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
$3,428 gross, minus $605 in tax and $2,722 in living costs.
$101
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Erie, $2,291/mo.
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Other jobs in Wheeling
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a firefighter make in Wheeling?
$41,140 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 210 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Wheeling?
$101 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $693, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Erie, about 153 miles away, leaves $2,291 a month, more than Wheeling.