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Salaries in Parkersburg, WV

29K residents · Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area

Parkersburg, WV is part of the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metropolitan area, the geography the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics uses for local wage estimates. The pages below show median pay for hundreds of occupations in and around Parkersburg, plus a calculator to compare your own offer.

Across all occupations, the median annual wage in West Virginia is $45,300. Cost of living varies widely within a metro, so treat these figures as a starting point.

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Hourly
$31.25
Daily
$250
Weekly
$1,250
Bi-weekly
$2,500
Monthly
$5,417
Annual
$65,000

Top-paying jobs in Parkersburg

Physicians, All Other$267,690Chief Executives$174,980Computer and Information Systems Managers$152,860Managers, All Other$140,390Pharmacists$130,310Financial Managers$129,780Industrial Production Managers$129,500Nurse Practitioners$126,550Physician Assistants$125,290Mechanical Engineers$109,370Management Analysts$108,890Computer Occupations, All Other$106,330

Most common jobs in Parkersburg

OccupationMedian annualEmployment
Retail Salespersons$28,2201.6K
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$26,9201.3K
Cooks, Fast Food$22,7801.1K
Cashiers$26,510950
Registered Nurses$79,000910
Stockers and Order Fillers$33,410830
General and Operations Managers$81,660740
Waiters and Waitresses$35,290610
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$36,330570
Accountants and Auditors$100,420550
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$47,050540
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$40,100510
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$40,450500
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$49,630460
Human Resources Specialists$94,520440
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$30,670410
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$39,080410
Cooks, Restaurant$29,700410
Nursing Assistants$36,220400
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$44,980400
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$30,100400
Office Clerks, General$33,110390
Computer Occupations, All Other$106,330350
Construction Laborers$41,650340
Financial Specialists, All Other$97,470340
Fast Food and Counter Workers$23,260330
Customer Service Representatives$37,190330
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$39,330330
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$56,800330
Receptionists and Information Clerks$31,880330

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