BLS metro-level wage data places First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers pay in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH at a median of $63,430 per year ($30.50/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $93,530, Weirton-Steubenville pays 32% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 30 first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workerss are employed across the Weirton-Steubenville MSA in SOC 33-1021.

The Weirton-Steubenville pay distribution spans from $45,900 at the 10th percentile to $97,120 at the 90th — a 2.1× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $58,980 and the 75th at $68,250, so half of Weirton-Steubenville-based first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workerss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide WV data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.