BLS metro-level wage data places First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers pay in Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area at a median of $63,480 per year ($30.52/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $58,430, Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area pays +9% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 100 first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workerss are employed across the Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area MSA in SOC 37-1012.

The Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area pay distribution spans from $42,640 at the 10th percentile to $81,450 at the 90th — a 1.9× 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 $50,420 and the 75th at $81,450, so half of Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area-based first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping 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 Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 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.