The annual salary statistics of electrical power-line installers and repairers in Charleston, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of electrical power-line installers and repairers in Charleston 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 | $51,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical power-line installers and repairers 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 $95,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,680.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical power-line installers and repairers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $77,860 | 20.50% | 18.01% |
| 2021 | $61,900 | -19.90% | - |
| 2019 | $74,220 | 1.78% | - |
| 2018 | $72,900 | 4.60% | - |
| 2017 | $69,550 | 4.67% | - |
| 2014 | $66,300 | 3.71% | - |
| 2012 | $63,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,860 in Charleston is in the middle of salary range for electrical power-line installers and repairers in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical power-line installers and repairers in Charleston is 16.2 percent (16.2%) lower than that in the highest paying North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 19.3 percent (19.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Morgantown.