The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of childcare workers in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna 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 | $18,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $20,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $20,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $25,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers 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 $25,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of childcare workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $20,320 | 6.84% | 13.14% |
| 2021 | $18,930 | -15.32% | - |
| 2020 | $21,830 | 3.48% | - |
| 2019 | $21,070 | 3.75% | - |
| 2018 | $20,280 | 3.65% | - |
| 2017 | $19,540 | 1.13% | - |
| 2016 | $19,320 | 4.50% | - |
| 2015 | $18,450 | 4.01% | - |
| 2014 | $17,710 | -0.90% | - |
| 2013 | $17,870 | 1.23% | - |
| 2012 | $17,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $20,320 in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is 25.5 percent (25.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 13.2 percent (13.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Winchester | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Cumberland | |
| Wheeling | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Charleston | |
| Morgantown | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Beckley | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Steubenville-Weirton |