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All Occupations Salary Information in Charleston, West Virginia

The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Charleston, West Virginia are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of all occupations in Charleston is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of All Occupations in Charleston, West Virginia

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$68,870
75th Percentile Wage	$48,850
50th Percentile Wage	$30,670
25th Percentile Wage	$20,180
10th Percentile Wage	$17,210

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Charleston, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,210.

Table 2. Hourly Salary of All Occupations in Charleston, West Virginia

Percentile Bracket	Average Hourly Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$33.11
75th Percentile Wage	$23.49
50th Percentile Wage	$14.74
25th Percentile Wage	$9.69
10th Percentile Wage	$8.27

Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Charleston, West Virginia. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $33.11. The median hourly salary is $14.74. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.27.

Table 3. Compare All Occupations Salary in Charleston with Other West Virginia Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,670 in Charleston is in the middle of salary range for all occupations in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of all occupations in Charleston is 39.1 percent (39.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 11.8 percent (11.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria	$50,320
Hagerstown-Martinsburg	$32,710
Winchester	$32,010
Charleston	$30,670
Morgantown	$30,450
Cumberland	$30,110
Huntington-Ashland	$28,600
Steubenville-Weirton	$28,170
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$27,970
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna	$27,630
Wheeling	$27,150
North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$27,060

Table 4. Comparison of All Occupations Salary in Charleston, West Virginia, and the Nation

From Table 4, we note that the median annual salary of all occupations in Charleston is higher than that of state of West Virginia and lower than that of the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Charleston ($30,670) is 6.9 percent (6.9%) higher than that in West Virginia ($28,550) and 11.7 percent (11.7%) lower than that in the United States ($34,750).

Region	Median annual Salary
USA	$34,750
Charleston	$30,670
West Virginia	$28,550