Wheeling, WV-OH

Across all occupations in the Wheeling, WV-OH metropolitan area, the median wage is $44,250 a year ($21.28 an hour) and the mean $54,910, May 2025. That median is −13% against the US median of $50,980 and −2% against West Virginia's $45,300. BLS counts 58,130 jobs in the area, which spans West Virginia and Ohio. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is retail salespersons.

All occupations: Wheeling, WV-OH vs West Virginia and Ohio and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Wheeling, WV-OH area, West Virginia and Ohio and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Wheeling, WV-OH	Hourly	$12.62	$15.16	$21.28	$31.02	$45.04	$26.40	58,130
Wheeling, WV-OH	Annual	$26,250	$31,530	$44,250	$64,530	$93,680	$54,910	58,130
West Virginia	Hourly	$12.53	$15.16	$21.78	$31.22	$47.22	$27.15	701,610
West Virginia	Annual	$26,070	$31,530	$45,300	$64,940	$98,220	$56,470	701,610
Ohio	Hourly	$14.04	$17.70	$23.74	$37.30	$51.34	$30.96	5,550,180
Ohio	Annual	$29,210	$36,820	$49,380	$77,570	$106,800	$64,390	5,550,180
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

257 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profiles: West Virginia, Ohio. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Wheeling, WV-OH

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$321,820	$154.72	80
2	Chief Executives	$172,470	$82.92	100
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers in West Virginia	$136,520	$65.63	90
4	Pharmacists	$133,030	$63.96	150
5	Nurse Practitioners	$128,640	$61.85	150
6	Physician Assistants	$126,770	$60.95	50
7	Lawyers in West Virginia	$124,990	$60.09	240
8	Engineers, All Other	$122,470	$58.88	50
9	Veterinarians	$118,600	$57.02	30
10	Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$117,670	$56.57	30
11	Electrical Engineers	$115,850	$55.70	50
12	Managers, All Other in West Virginia	$114,920	$55.25	220
13	Information Security Analysts	$112,570	$54.12	30
14	Software Developers in West Virginia	$112,340	$54.01	60
15	Financial Managers in West Virginia	$110,000	$52.88	200
16	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$108,060	$51.95	140
17	Construction Managers	$107,130	$51.50	90
18	Human Resources Managers	$103,880	$49.94	50
19	Industrial Production Managers	$103,000	$49.52	80
20	Medical and Health Services Managers	$102,580	$49.32	200

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Wheeling, WV-OH

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Retail Salespersons in West Virginia	1,960	33.64	1.34	$29,370
2	Cashiers in West Virginia	1,710	29.39	1.48	$27,500
3	Registered Nurses in West Virginia	1,680	28.82	1.33	$78,280
4	General and Operations Managers in West Virginia	1,510	26.01	1.15	$80,440
5	Stockers and Order Fillers in West Virginia	1,470	25.25	1.39	$35,020
6	Fast Food and Counter Workers in West Virginia	1,300	22.42	0.90	$26,150
7	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in West Virginia	1,210	20.76	1.57	$57,590
8	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in West Virginia	1,190	20.45	0.74	$29,190
9	Customer Service Representatives in West Virginia	990	17.00	1.02	$38,440
10	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in West Virginia	940	16.22	0.85	$38,150
11	Nursing Assistants in West Virginia	910	15.64	1.68	$36,910
11	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in West Virginia	910	15.60	1.10	$30,480
13	Waiters and Waitresses in West Virginia	880	15.21	1.04	$30,740
14	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in West Virginia	860	14.74	1.50	$44,520
15	Cooks, Fast Food in West Virginia	810	13.92	3.38	$23,110
16	Office Clerks, General in West Virginia	790	13.66	0.86	$36,520
17	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in West Virginia	770	13.31	1.21	$42,200
18	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in West Virginia	630	10.78	1.49	$42,310
19	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in West Virginia	610	10.50	1.33	$34,180
20	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers in West Virginia	590	10.21	1.95	$97,310

Most concentrated occupations in Wheeling, WV-OH

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Roof Bolters, Mining	153.72	120	2.13	$66,610
2	Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	62.57	140	2.38	$81,100
3	Extraction Workers, All Other	59.49	120	2.12	$62,970
4	Continuous Mining Machine Operators	23.52	120	2.12	$66,300
5	Conveyor Operators and Tenders	18.67	160	2.75	$64,160
6	Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	10.11	160	2.81	$61,570
7	Cooks, Fast Food in West Virginia	3.38	810	13.92	$23,110
8	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	3.11	210	3.53	$64,460
9	Correctional Officers and Jailers	3.08	440	7.54	$59,240
10	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	2.97	140	2.46	$47,330

Occupation groups in Wheeling, WV-OH

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$90,380	$106,170	3,520	60.61	0.85
Architecture and Engineering	$85,600	$89,630	720	12.35	0.73
Legal	$84,830	$104,130	420	7.28	0.87
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$75,270	$79,860	370	6.37	0.67
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$73,970	$91,720	4,460	76.73	1.21
Computer and Mathematical	$68,590	$80,270	600	10.40	0.31
Business and Financial Operations	$65,470	$74,590	2,180	37.58	0.55
Construction and Extraction	$64,250	$65,900	3,870	66.65	1.61
Educational Instruction and Library	$56,870	$56,950	3,310	56.91	0.97
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$56,160	$60,530	3,220	55.45	1.42
Protective Service	$50,890	$51,040	1,640	28.30	1.16
Production	$46,210	$50,920	2,330	40.04	0.73
Community and Social Service	$45,920	$50,250	1,150	19.71	1.15
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$43,580	$51,690	400	6.90	0.52
Office and Administrative Support	$39,530	$43,210	6,610	113.72	1.00
Transportation and Material Moving	$38,590	$44,520	5,510	94.84	1.08
Healthcare Support	$36,050	$36,350	2,960	50.88	1.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$34,020	$39,380	110	1.88	0.67
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$31,380	$34,040	2,000	34.43	1.18
Personal Care and Service	$30,720	$34,860	1,330	22.96	1.10
Sales and Related	$30,140	$36,760	5,480	94.20	1.09
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$27,670	$30,540	5,920	101.82	1.16

Every occupation in West Virginia and Ohio, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profiles. All 257 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Wheeling, WV-OH estimates (area 48540).

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Wheeling, WV-OH area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.
The area spans West Virginia and Ohio; its figures are the whole MSA, as BLS publishes them, under the primary state West Virginia.