The annual salary statistics of loan officers in Charleston, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of loan officers 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 | $37,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for loan officers 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 $83,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,090.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of loan officers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $45,230 | -5.35% | 8.93% |
| 2021 | $47,650 | 3.50% | - |
| 2020 | $45,980 | -13.33% | - |
| 2019 | $52,110 | -0.06% | - |
| 2018 | $52,140 | 2.24% | - |
| 2017 | $50,970 | 10.65% | - |
| 2016 | $45,540 | 19.85% | - |
| 2015 | $36,500 | -29.04% | - |
| 2014 | $47,100 | 11.25% | - |
| 2013 | $41,800 | 1.46% | - |
| 2012 | $41,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,230 in Charleston is in the middle of salary range for loan officers in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of loan officers in Charleston is 41.1 percent (41.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 5.1 percent (5.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Weirton-Steubenville.