High school teacher · Wheeling, WV
High school teacher in Wheeling: $1,370/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Wheeling at $61,210 a year. About 390 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.98). The 10th percentile is $45,190 and the 90th is $78,880. Pay ranks 260th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.4× 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 $1,370 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Akron, about 85 miles away, at $2,442 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,370
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,210
$45,190 to $78,880
Rent (1 bd)
$693
$825 (2 bd)
Employment
390
Location quotient 0.98
Pay rank
260th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $61,210.
- Taxes$1,008
- Rent$693
- Other living costs$2,029
- Left over$1,370
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,210
- Federal income tax
- −$5,307
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,683
- State income tax (WV)
- −$2,112
- Take-home pay
- $49,109
- Effective tax rate
- 19.8%
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
$5,101 gross, minus $1,008 in tax and $2,722 in living costs.
$1,370
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Akron, $2,442/mo.
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- Pharmacist
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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Wheeling?
$61,210 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 390 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Wheeling?
$1,370 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $693, and pay covers 7.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Akron, about 85 miles away, leaves $2,442 a month, more than Wheeling.