The annual salary statistics of legislators in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of legislators in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $19,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $19,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $20,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $20,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $20,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $19,770 | 2.63% | 1.77% |
| 2018 | $19,250 | 2.39% | - |
| 2017 | $18,790 | -2.50% | - |
| 2014 | $19,260 | -15.68% | - |
| 2013 | $22,280 | 12.84% | - |
| 2012 | $19,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $19,770 in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is 56.7 percent (56.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Wheeling and 10.0 percent (10.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Cumberland.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Wheeling | |
| Morgantown | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Charleston | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Steubenville-Weirton | |
| Cumberland |