The annual salary statistics of electrical power-line installers and repairers in Wheeling, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of electrical power-line installers and repairers in Wheeling 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 | $52,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $88,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical power-line installers and repairers in Wheeling, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,880.
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 | $75,050 | -2.47% | -3.01% |
| 2021 | $76,900 | 4.75% | - |
| 2020 | $73,250 | 4.70% | - |
| 2019 | $69,810 | 2.86% | - |
| 2018 | $67,810 | 0.58% | - |
| 2017 | $67,420 | -14.67% | - |
| 2015 | $77,310 | 3.30% | - |
| 2014 | $74,760 | 16.39% | - |
| 2013 | $62,510 | -23.68% | - |
| 2012 | $77,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,050 in Wheeling 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 Wheeling is 19.2 percent (19.2%) lower than that in the highest paying North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 16.3 percent (16.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Morgantown.