Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Salaries
Local wages where BEA prices sit below the US average (RPP 87.1) - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV moved from $39,690 in May 2024 to $42,000 in May 2025 (+5.8%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Parkersburg-Vienna, WV sits +2.7 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 37620 · Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $52K mean
MEAN-TRACE · RPP-QUIET · OCC-THIN · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-AHEAD · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-TRACE #445/528
- RPP-QUIET 87.1
- OCC-THIN 164 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $268K
- EMP-MIX Accountants…
- TREND-AHEAD +2.7 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Eastern Region o…
- BOOK-MOST 163 rows · May 2025
Read with Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area (+$5 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 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
Where Parkersburg-Vienna, WV already employs the upper wage tier
Accountants and Auditors and Human Resources Specialists lead published employment inside Parkersburg-Vienna, WV's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Accountants and Auditors 550 jobs · $100,420
- 2. Human Resources Specialists 440 jobs · $94,520
- 3. Computer Occupations, All Other 350 jobs · $106,330
- 4. Financial Specialists, All Other 340 jobs · $97,470
- 5. Industrial Machinery Mechanics 200 jobs · $93,670
- 6. Nurse Practitioners 170 jobs · $126,550
- 7. Financial Managers 160 jobs · $129,780
- 8. Managers, All Other 120 jobs · $140,390
- 9. Management Analysts 120 jobs · $108,890
- 10. Pharmacists 100 jobs · $130,310
- 11. Medical and Health Services Managers 100 jobs · $103,590
- 12. Lawyers 100 jobs · $97,460
- 13. Industrial Production Managers 90 jobs · $129,500
- 14. Project Management Specialists 90 jobs · $98,470
- 15. Physical Therapists 90 jobs · $96,170
- 16. Administrative Services Managers 80 jobs · $85,190
- 17. Mechanical Engineers 70 jobs · $109,370
- 18. Chief Executives 60 jobs · $174,980
Occupations Tracked
164
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$51,960
employment-weighted, 163 complete rows
Top Salary
$267,690
Physicians, All Other
Cost of Living
87.1
13% below US avg
Top-pay occupations in Parkersburg-Vienna, 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 | Accountants and Auditors | $100,420 |
| 2 | Human Resources Specialists | $94,520 |
| 3 | Computer Occupations, All Other | $106,330 |
| 4 | Financial Specialists, All Other | $97,470 |
| 5 | Industrial Machinery Mechanics | $93,670 |
| 6 | Nurse Practitioners | $126,550 |
| 7 | Financial Managers | $129,780 |
| 8 | Managers, All Other | $140,390 |
| 9 | Management Analysts | $108,890 |
| 10 | Pharmacists | $130,310 |
| 11 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $103,590 |
| 12 | Lawyers | $97,460 |
| 13 | Industrial Production Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $129,500 |
| 14 | Project Management Specialists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $98,470 |
| 15 | Physical Therapists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $96,170 |
| 16 | Administrative Services Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $85,190 |
| 17 | Mechanical Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $109,370 |
| 18 | Chief Executives Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $174,980 |
| 19 | Physician Assistants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $125,290 |
| 20 | Buyers and Purchasing Agents Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $87,410 |
| 21 | Physicians, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $267,690 |
| 22 | Occupational Therapists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $96,040 |
| 23 | Computer and Information Systems Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $152,860 |
| 24 | Construction Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $92,670 |
| 25 | Occupational Health and Safety Specialists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $91,950 |
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 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $21,880 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $22,780 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $23,260 |
| Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $23,340 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $23,950 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $25,080 |
| Cashiers | $26,510 |
| Dishwashers | $26,720 |
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $26,920 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $27,370 |
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 ($51,960 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 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV wage figures in a real decision
- Physicians, All Other leads published medians in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV at $267,690/year (a small-sample estimate from fewer than 100 workers); open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Physicians, All Other
- The employment-weighted published-row mean of $51,960 adjusts to about $59,679 on a national-price basis at BEA RPP 87.1. 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.