Elementary school teacher · Wheeling, WV
Elementary school teacher in Wheeling: $1,220/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Wheeling at $58,830 a year. About 510 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.99). The 10th percentile is $46,450 and the 90th is $88,910. Pay ranks 293rd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× 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 $1,220 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Canton, about 55 miles away, at $2,322 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,220
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,830
$46,450 to $88,910
Rent (1 bd)
$693
$825 (2 bd)
Employment
510
Location quotient 0.99
Pay rank
293rd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $58,830.
- Taxes$960
- Rent$693
- Other living costs$2,029
- Left over$1,220
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,830
- Federal income tax
- −$5,021
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,500
- State income tax (WV)
- −$2,002
- Take-home pay
- $47,307
- Effective tax rate
- 19.6%
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
$4,903 gross, minus $960 in tax and $2,722 in living costs.
$1,220
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Canton, $2,322/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Wheeling?
$58,830 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 510 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Wheeling?
$1,220 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $693, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Canton, about 55 miles away, leaves $2,322 a month, more than Wheeling.