Parkersburg-Vienna, WV

Across all occupations in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metropolitan area, the median wage is $42,000 a year ($20.19 an hour) and the mean $54,630, May 2025. That median is −18% against the US median of $50,980 and −7% against West Virginia's $45,300. BLS counts 36,280 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is retail salespersons.

All occupations: Parkersburg-Vienna, WV vs West Virginia and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV area, West Virginia and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	Hourly	$11.66	$14.43	$20.19	$30.40	$46.94	$26.26	36,280
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	Annual	$24,250	$30,010	$42,000	$63,230	$97,620	$54,630	36,280
West Virginia	Hourly	$12.53	$15.16	$21.78	$31.22	$47.22	$27.15	701,610
West Virginia	Annual	$26,070	$31,530	$45,300	$64,940	$98,220	$56,470	701,610
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

164 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: West Virginia. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$267,690	$128.70	50
2	Chief Executives	$174,980	$84.13	60
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers in West Virginia	$152,860	$73.49	30
4	Managers, All Other in West Virginia	$140,390	$67.50	120
5	Pharmacists	$130,310	$62.65	100
6	Financial Managers in West Virginia	$129,780	$62.39	160
7	Industrial Production Managers	$129,500	$62.26	90
8	Nurse Practitioners	$126,550	$60.84	170
9	Physician Assistants	$125,290	$60.24	60
10	Mechanical Engineers	$109,370	$52.58	70
11	Management Analysts in West Virginia	$108,890	$52.35	120
12	Computer Occupations, All Other	$106,330	$51.12	350
13	Medical and Health Services Managers	$103,590	$49.80	100
14	Accountants and Auditors in West Virginia	$100,420	$48.28	550
15	Project Management Specialists in West Virginia	$98,470	$47.34	90
16	Financial Specialists, All Other	$97,470	$46.86	340
17	Lawyers in West Virginia	$97,460	$46.86	100
18	Physical Therapists	$96,170	$46.23	90
19	Occupational Therapists	$96,040	$46.18	40
20	Human Resources Specialists in West Virginia	$94,520	$45.44	440

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Retail Salespersons in West Virginia	1,580	43.58	1.74	$28,220
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in West Virginia	1,270	35.05	1.27	$26,920
3	Cooks, Fast Food in West Virginia	1,120	30.89	7.49	$22,780
4	Cashiers in West Virginia	950	26.12	1.31	$26,510
5	Registered Nurses in West Virginia	910	24.99	1.15	$79,000
6	Stockers and Order Fillers in West Virginia	830	22.91	1.26	$33,410
7	General and Operations Managers in West Virginia	740	20.52	0.91	$81,660
8	Waiters and Waitresses in West Virginia	610	16.84	1.15	$35,290
9	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in West Virginia	570	15.83	0.83	$36,330
10	Accountants and Auditors in West Virginia	550	15.27	1.64	$100,420
11	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in West Virginia	540	15.02	1.13	$47,050
12	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in West Virginia	510	14.12	1.56	$40,100
13	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in West Virginia	500	13.65	1.89	$40,450
14	Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	460	12.68	3.76	$49,630
15	Human Resources Specialists in West Virginia	440	12.21	2.08	$94,520
16	Cooks, Restaurant in West Virginia	410	11.27	1.24	$29,700
16	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in West Virginia	410	11.39	0.80	$30,670
16	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in West Virginia	410	11.25	1.02	$39,080
19	Nursing Assistants in West Virginia	400	10.94	1.17	$36,220
19	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in West Virginia	400	10.89	1.38	$30,100

Most concentrated occupations in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Financial Specialists, All Other	10.96	340	9.32	$97,470
2	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	10.16	330	9.12	$66,060
3	Cooks, Fast Food in West Virginia	7.49	1,120	30.89	$22,780
4	Production Workers, All Other	4.07	240	6.59	$36,380
5	Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	3.76	460	12.68	$49,630
6	Computer Occupations, All Other	3.46	350	9.69	$106,330
7	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	3.29	110	3.13	$36,490
8	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	2.97	330	9.13	$47,450
9	Nurse Practitioners	2.29	170	4.75	$126,550
10	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	2.17	200	5.49	$76,400

Occupation groups in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Computer and Mathematical	$100,420	$99,560	590	16.23	0.48
Architecture and Engineering	$95,570	$102,940	470	12.87	0.76
Management	$92,200	$108,170	1,970	54.17	0.76
Business and Financial Operations	$91,560	$87,790	2,410	66.52	0.98
Legal	$81,330	$83,750	360	9.82	1.17
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$77,300	$96,580	2,740	75.55	1.20
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$69,930	$78,070	260	7.26	0.77
Educational Instruction and Library	$49,630	$50,440	2,020	55.65	0.95
Construction and Extraction	$48,370	$52,170	1,620	44.69	1.08
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$48,170	$56,210	1,750	48.10	1.23
Community and Social Service	$46,040	$49,110	780	21.45	1.25
Protective Service	$45,790	$44,160	630	17.36	0.71
Production	$43,610	$52,530	2,240	61.72	1.12
Office and Administrative Support	$38,650	$42,830	3,700	102.05	0.89
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$38,340	$50,510	210	5.80	0.44
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$36,080	$43,620	40	1.22	0.44
Transportation and Material Moving	$35,940	$39,670	3,080	84.85	0.96
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$30,270	$32,580	950	26.12	0.89
Healthcare Support	$29,710	$32,900	2,250	61.90	1.22
Sales and Related	$29,250	$35,700	3,860	106.49	1.23
Personal Care and Service	$28,990	$31,880	580	16.10	0.77
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$27,060	$29,920	3,780	104.10	1.18

Every occupation in West Virginia, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 164 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Parkersburg-Vienna, WV estimates (area 37620).

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.