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Construction Manager Salary in Charleston, West Virginia

The annual salary statistics of construction managers in Charleston, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of construction managers in Charleston is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Construction Managers in Charleston, West Virginia

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$58,070
25th Percentile Wage
$69,970
50th Percentile Wage
$81,250
75th Percentile Wage
$103,390
90th Percentile Wage
$140,570

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction managers in Charleston, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $140,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,070.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2019)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of construction managers from 2012 to 2019.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$81,250
-14.10% 8.65%
2018
$92,710
19.93% -
2017
$74,230
-17.50% -
2016
$87,220
8.38% -
2015
$79,910
-0.84% -
2014
$80,580
10.25% -
2013
$72,320
-2.63% -
2012
$74,220
- -

Table 2. Compare Construction Manager Salary in Charleston with Other West Virginia Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,250 in Charleston is in the middle of salary range for construction managers in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of construction managers in Charleston is 38.0 percent (38.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Morgantown and 24.1 percent (24.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Morgantown
$131,080
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria
$107,550
Winchester
$104,190
Wheeling
$93,110
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$91,990
Weirton-Steubenville
$84,660
North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$84,480
Charleston
$81,250
Steubenville-Weirton
$78,140
Cumberland
$77,860
Huntington-Ashland
$74,580
Hagerstown-Martinsburg
$71,990
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna
$61,660

See also: Top paying jobs in Charleston, West Virginia.