The annual salary statistics of retail salespersons in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of retail salespersons in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna 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 | $20,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for retail salespersons 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 $38,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,680.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of retail salespersons from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $24,910 | 9.23% | 19.67% |
| 2021 | $22,610 | 4.20% | - |
| 2020 | $21,660 | 2.54% | - |
| 2019 | $21,110 | 0.71% | - |
| 2018 | $20,960 | 1.05% | - |
| 2017 | $20,740 | 4.00% | - |
| 2016 | $19,910 | 3.31% | - |
| 2015 | $19,250 | 0.47% | - |
| 2014 | $19,160 | -3.55% | - |
| 2013 | $19,840 | -0.86% | - |
| 2012 | $20,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,910 in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is in the middle of salary range for retail salespersons in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of retail salespersons in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is 13.9 percent (13.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Winchester and 22.0 percent (22.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Winchester | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Wheeling | |
| Cumberland | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Morgantown | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charleston | |
| Beckley | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Steubenville-Weirton |