The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of all occupations in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 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 Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,950.
| 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 Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $30.46. The median hourly salary is $13.45. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.15.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,970 in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for all occupations in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of all occupations in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area is 44.4 percent (44.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 3.3 percent (3.3%) 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, it is noted that the median annual salary of all occupations in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area is lower than the salary statistics of both state of West Virginia and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area ($27,970) is 2.0 percent (2.0%) lower than that in West Virginia ($28,550) and 19.5 percent (19.5%) lower than that in the United States ($34,750).
| Region | Median annual Salary |
|---|---|
| USA | |
| West Virginia | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area |