The annual salary statistics of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Steubenville-Weirton, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Steubenville-Weirton 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 | $28,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Steubenville-Weirton, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,990.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $42,490 | -4.19% | -6.64% |
| 2013 | $44,270 | -2.35% | - |
| 2012 | $45,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $42,490, Steubenville-Weirton is the lowest paying city for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in state of West Virginia, following city of Washington-Arlington-Alexandria (median annual salary of $66,440). Compared with the highest paying city Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, the median annual salary of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Steubenville-Weirton is 36.0 percent (36.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Winchester | |
| Wheeling | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Cumberland | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Beckley | |
| Charleston | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Morgantown | |
| Steubenville-Weirton |