The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage statistics of all occupations in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,000.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Hourly Salary |
|---|---|
| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $32.69. The median hourly salary is $13.29. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.17.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,630 in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is in the middle of salary range for all occupations in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of all occupations in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is 45.1 percent (45.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 2.1 percent (2.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Winchester | |
| Charleston | |
| Morgantown | |
| Cumberland | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Steubenville-Weirton | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Wheeling | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area |
From Table 4, we note that the median annual salary of all occupations in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is lower than the salary statistics of both state of West Virginia and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna ($27,630) is 3.2 percent (3.2%) lower than that in West Virginia ($28,550) and 20.5 percent (20.5%) lower than that in the United States ($34,750).
| Region | Median annual Salary |
|---|---|
| USA | |
| West Virginia | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna |