High paying business and finance jobs in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH run 11.6% below the national average (2024), so a Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH salary is worth about 1.13× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH · Employed

1Management Analysts$88,710
Bachelor's degree
$51,820 – $154,100260
2Labor Relations Specialists$81,090
Bachelor's degree
$45,150 – $138,12060
3Financial Examiners$79,870
Bachelor's degree
$44,820 – $155,04050
4Project Management Specialists$79,590
Bachelor's degree
$47,840 – $136,880510
5Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$76,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,110 – $109,300350
6Financial Specialists, All Other$75,360
Bachelor's degree
$43,900 – $114,99060
7Cost Estimators$75,350
Bachelor's degree
$41,370 – $119,170170
8Financial and Investment Analysts$73,070
Bachelor's degree
$45,880 – $117,17050
9Personal Financial Advisors$72,460
Bachelor's degree
$38,430 – $218,37090
10Compliance Officers$71,690
Bachelor's degree
$39,740 – $110,920210
11Accountants and Auditors$70,840
Bachelor's degree
$48,120 – $106,600850
12Logisticians$69,390
Bachelor's degree
$47,430 – $106,33070
13Buyers and Purchasing Agents$64,980
Bachelor's degree
$44,050 – $106,330290
14Business Operations Specialists, All Other$63,130
Bachelor's degree
$37,730 – $111,730520
15Human Resources Specialists$59,810
Bachelor's degree
$39,360 – $104,890540
16Credit Analysts$59,310
Bachelor's degree
$45,760 – $89,89060
17Training and Development Specialists$58,750
Bachelor's degree
$36,650 – $92,360290
18Loan Officers$57,000
Bachelor's degree
$38,430 – $137,380210
19Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$55,700
Bachelor's degree
$35,110 – $87,080290
20Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$55,530
Bachelor's degree
$37,120 – $173,54060
21Fundraisers$53,190
Bachelor's degree
$36,080 – $80,19050
22Property Appraisers and Assessors$38,040
Bachelor's degree
$30,600 – $74,30060
23Tax Preparers$35,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,770 – $63,72060
24Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$34,220
Bachelor's degree
$28,110 – $65,76060

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianHuntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$88,710	$51,820 – $154,100	260
2	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$81,090	$45,150 – $138,120	60
3	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$79,870	$44,820 – $155,040	50
4	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$79,590	$47,840 – $136,880	510
5	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,400	$61,110 – $109,300	350
6	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$75,360	$43,900 – $114,990	60
7	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$75,350	$41,370 – $119,170	170
8	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$73,070	$45,880 – $117,170	50
9	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$72,460	$38,430 – $218,370	90
10	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$71,690	$39,740 – $110,920	210
11	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$70,840	$48,120 – $106,600	850
12	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$69,390	$47,430 – $106,330	70
13	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$64,980	$44,050 – $106,330	290
14	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$63,130	$37,730 – $111,730	520
15	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$59,810	$39,360 – $104,890	540
16	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$59,310	$45,760 – $89,890	60
17	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$58,750	$36,650 – $92,360	290
18	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$57,000	$38,430 – $137,380	210
19	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$55,700	$35,110 – $87,080	290
20	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$55,530	$37,120 – $173,540	60
21	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$53,190	$36,080 – $80,190	50
22	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$38,040	$30,600 – $74,300	60
23	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,100	$21,770 – $63,720	60
24	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$34,220	$28,110 – $65,760	60

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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