The annual salary statistics of accountants and auditors in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of accountants and auditors in Huntington-Ashland is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $40,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for accountants and auditors in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of accountants and auditors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $62,490 | 3.10% | 25.46% |
| 2021 | $60,550 | -2.82% | - |
| 2020 | $62,260 | 2.09% | - |
| 2019 | $60,960 | -0.71% | - |
| 2018 | $61,390 | -4.25% | - |
| 2017 | $64,000 | 7.22% | - |
| 2016 | $59,380 | 3.81% | - |
| 2015 | $57,120 | 3.15% | - |
| 2014 | $55,320 | 10.63% | - |
| 2013 | $49,440 | 5.78% | - |
| 2012 | $46,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,490 in Huntington-Ashland is in the middle of salary range for accountants and auditors in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of accountants and auditors in Huntington-Ashland is 28.4 percent (28.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna and 11.7 percent (11.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.