BLS metro-level wage data places Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other pay in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH at a median of $55,200 per year ($26.54/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $49,230, Huntington-Ashland pays +12% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 110 installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all others are employed across the Huntington-Ashland MSA in SOC 49-9099.

The Huntington-Ashland pay distribution spans from $35,700 at the 10th percentile to $74,650 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 $38,220 and the 75th at $65,270, so half of Huntington-Ashland-based installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all others 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 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-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.