The annual salary statistics of postsecondary biological science teachers in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary biological science 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 | $24,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary biological science 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 $97,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,460.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary biological science teachers from 2012 to 2021. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $61,350 | 12.94% | 16.02% |
| 2020 | $53,410 | 3.54% | - |
| 2019 | $51,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $61,350, Huntington-Ashland is the lowest paying city for postsecondary biological science teachers in state of West Virginia, following city of Morgantown (median annual salary of $80,420). In comparison, the median annual salary of postsecondary biological science teachers in Huntington-Ashland is 23.7 percent (23.7%) lower than that in the highest paying city Morgantown.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Morgantown | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Cumberland | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Winchester | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Huntington-Ashland |