Wheeling, WV-OH metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Wheeling Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Wheeling, WV-OH metro area

Figures describe the Wheeling, WV-OH metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Wheeling city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (5 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 257 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Wheeling, WV-OH metro area, May 2025
#	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	$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	$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	$114,920	$55.25	220
13	Information Security Analysts	$112,570	$54.12	30
14	Software Developers	$112,340	$54.01	60
15	Financial Managers	$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
21	Speech-Language Pathologists	$101,750	$48.92	60
22	Physical Therapists	$100,920	$48.52	120
23	Occupational Therapists	$100,680	$48.40	70
24	Personal Financial Advisors	$99,090	$47.64	80
25	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$98,440	$47.33	80

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Wheeling metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.