Beckley, WV Salaries
Local wages where BEA prices sit below the US average (RPP 88.4) - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Beckley, WV moved from $38,460 in May 2024 to $41,850 in May 2025 (+8.8%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Beckley, WV sits +5.7 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Transparent derived index from BLS and BEA data, not an official government rating. Based on wage level, year-over-year wage growth, and regional-price-parity-adjusted purchasing power, not job availability, industry mix, or day-to-day livability. See the exact dimensions, weights, and formula.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 13220 · Beckley, WV $51K mean
MEAN-TRACE · RPP-LOW · OCC-THIN · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-AHEAD · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-TRACE #462/528
- RPP-LOW 88.4
- OCC-THIN 196 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $281K
- EMP-MIX First-Line S…
- TREND-AHEAD +5.7 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Northwest Oklaho…
- BOOK-MOST 194 rows · May 2025
Read with Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area (+$23 on published-row mean) · Salary vs. cost of living
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer, not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Beckley, WV
Where Beckley, WV already employs the upper wage tier
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers and Nurse Practitioners lead published employment inside Beckley, WV's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 340 jobs · $97,250
- 2. Nurse Practitioners 200 jobs · $124,790
- 3. Managers, All Other 170 jobs · $98,080
- 4. Pharmacists 150 jobs · $133,250
- 5. Financial Managers 150 jobs · $115,130
- 6. Medical and Health Services Managers 150 jobs · $106,320
- 7. Physicians, All Other 100 jobs · $281,110
- 8. Physician Assistants 100 jobs · $131,750
- 9. Chief Executives 80 jobs · $131,040
- 10. Physical Therapists 80 jobs · $95,970
- 11. Management Analysts 80 jobs · $94,520
- 12. Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 80 jobs · $91,560
- 13. Lawyers 80 jobs · $87,930
- 14. Computer Occupations, All Other 70 jobs · $103,520
- 15. Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 70 jobs · $89,380
- 16. Facilities Managers 60 jobs · $100,780
- 17. Civil Engineers 60 jobs · $87,520
- 18. Dentists, General 40 jobs · $199,360
Occupations Tracked
196
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$51,097
employment-weighted, 194 complete rows
Top Salary
$281,110
Physicians, All Other
Cost of Living
88.4
12% below US avg
Top-pay occupations in Beckley, WV, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | $97,250 |
| 2 | Nurse Practitioners | $124,790 |
| 3 | Managers, All Other | $98,080 |
| 4 | Pharmacists | $133,250 |
| 5 | Financial Managers | $115,130 |
| 6 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $106,320 |
| 7 | Physicians, All Other | $281,110 |
| 8 | Physician Assistants | $131,750 |
| 9 | Chief Executives Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $131,040 |
| 10 | Physical Therapists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $95,970 |
| 11 | Management Analysts Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $94,520 |
| 12 | Occupational Health and Safety Specialists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $91,560 |
| 13 | Lawyers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $87,930 |
| 14 | Computer Occupations, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $103,520 |
| 15 | Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $89,380 |
| 16 | Facilities Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $100,780 |
| 17 | Civil Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $87,520 |
| 18 | Dentists, General Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $199,360 |
| 19 | Industrial Production Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $134,150 |
| 20 | Electrical Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $123,450 |
| 21 | Education Administrators, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $112,400 |
| 22 | Software Developers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $100,840 |
| 23 | Computer and Information Systems Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $125,600 |
| 24 | Occupational Therapists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $93,820 |
| 25 | Dietitians and Nutritionists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $89,440 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Lowest Paying Jobs in Beckley, WV
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Cooks, Fast Food | $22,370 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $23,710 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $24,050 |
| Cashiers | $24,650 |
| Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | $24,960 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $25,000 |
| Dishwashers | $25,150 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $25,950 |
| Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | $26,670 |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $26,750 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Other BLS Wage Areas in WV
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside WV. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($51,097 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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How to use Beckley, WV wage figures in a real decision
- Physicians, All Other leads published medians in Beckley, WV at $281,110/year; open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Physicians, All Other
- The employment-weighted published-row mean of $51,097 adjusts to about $57,822 on a national-price basis at BEA RPP 88.4. Salary vs cost of living
- Compare this metropolitan statistical area against the statewide occupation table for WV before treating one geography as the other. State wage page
BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.
Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Occupation rows use BLS OEWS May 2025. The metro benchmark is WageDex's employment-weighted mean of published occupation means; where BEA RPP is available, the price-level figure divides that benchmark by the published area parity. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.