The annual salary statistics of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers 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 | $36,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers 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 $97,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,990.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $60,590 | 19.97% | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $48,490 | 9.80% | - |
| 2020 | $43,740 | 1.78% | - |
| 2019 | $42,960 | -35.24% | - |
| 2012 | $58,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,590, Huntington-Ashland is the lowest paying city for postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in state of West Virginia, following city of Hagerstown-Martinsburg (median annual salary of $75,600). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Huntington-Ashland is about 19.9 percent (19.9%) lower than that of the highest paying city Hagerstown-Martinsburg.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Cumberland | |
| Huntington-Ashland |