High paying jobs in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV

Every occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV. The percentile range matters more than the median on its own: it shows what the bottom and top of each field actually earn, which a single average hides.

Cost of living: prices in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV run 12.9% below the national average (2024), so a Parkersburg-Vienna, WV salary is worth about 1.15× 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, Parkersburg-Vienna, WV · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$267,690
Doctoral or professional degree
$127,360 – $370,90050
2Chief Executives$174,980
Bachelor's degree
$78,100 – $410,15060
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$152,860
Bachelor's degree
$76,630 – $207,76030
4Managers, All Other$140,390
Bachelor's degree
$58,510 – $190,420120
5Pharmacists$130,310
Doctoral or professional degree
$83,340 – $164,520100
6Financial Managers$129,780
Bachelor's degree
$77,310 – $205,900160
7Industrial Production Managers$129,500
Bachelor's degree
$80,150 – $206,64090
8Nurse Practitioners$126,550
Master's degree
$97,900 – $147,080170
9Physician Assistants$125,290
Master's degree
$104,330 – $156,95060
10Mechanical Engineers$109,370
Bachelor's degree
$78,110 – $139,81070
11Management Analysts$108,890
Bachelor's degree
$79,440 – $136,990120
12Computer Occupations, All Other$106,330
Bachelor's degree
$81,970 – $139,090350
13Medical and Health Services Managers$103,590
Bachelor's degree
$71,500 – $261,940100
14Accountants and Auditors$100,420
Bachelor's degree
$59,510 – $128,670550
15Project Management Specialists$98,470
Bachelor's degree
$58,230 – $166,38090
16Financial Specialists, All Other$97,470
Bachelor's degree
$63,130 – $119,430340
17Lawyers$97,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,650 – $185,540100
18Physical Therapists$96,170
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,740 – $124,15090
19Occupational Therapists$96,040
Master's degree
$54,620 – $127,46040
20Human Resources Specialists$94,520
Bachelor's degree
$53,170 – $126,440440
21Industrial Machinery Mechanics$93,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,660 – $93,730200
22Construction Managers$92,670
Bachelor's degree
$54,310 – $167,43030
23Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$91,950
Bachelor's degree
$47,890 – $132,14030
24Buyers and Purchasing Agents$87,410
Bachelor's degree
$46,070 – $115,92060
25Administrative Services Managers$85,190
Bachelor's degree
$60,950 – $136,97080
26Speech-Language Pathologists$81,930
Master's degree
$57,620 – $125,77030
27General and Operations Managers$81,660
Bachelor's degree
$44,770 – $170,890740
28Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$79,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,350 – $90,25030
29Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$79,530
Master's degree
$57,760 – $93,61060
30Training and Development Specialists$79,290
Bachelor's degree
$39,430 – $97,85070
31Registered Nurses$79,000
Bachelor's degree
$53,570 – $114,600910
32Paralegals and Legal Assistants$76,400
Associate's degree
$36,180 – $106,800200
33Cost Estimators$74,990
Bachelor's degree
$47,340 – $120,04030
34Sales Managers$74,200
Bachelor's degree
$50,030 – $164,31070
35Dental Hygienists$74,190
Associate's degree
$60,970 – $78,27070
36Sheet Metal Workers$73,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,540 – $74,48060
37Network and Computer Systems Administrators$71,670
Bachelor's degree
$52,110 – $142,11030
38First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$71,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,000 – $96,870160
39Civil Engineers$70,250
Bachelor's degree
$44,490 – $111,66080
40Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$66,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$63,920 – $92,620330
41Business Operations Specialists, All Other$63,470
Bachelor's degree
$34,360 – $129,960190
42Healthcare Social Workers$63,460
Master's degree
$50,080 – $79,80070
43Compliance Officers$63,430
Bachelor's degree
$45,790 – $110,41040
44Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$62,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,330 – $128,750120
45First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$61,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,810 – $109,950140
46Social and Community Service Managers$61,370
Bachelor's degree
$46,170 – $98,45050
47Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$61,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,810 – $103,830110
48Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$60,420
Master's degree
$43,600 – $69,39050
49First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$59,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,060 – $111,950190
50Electricians$59,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,060 – $79,760140

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

#	Occupation	MedianParkersburg-Vienna, WV	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$267,690	$127,360 – $370,900	50
2	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$174,980	$78,100 – $410,150	60
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$152,860	$76,630 – $207,760	30
4	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$140,390	$58,510 – $190,420	120
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$130,310	$83,340 – $164,520	100
6	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,780	$77,310 – $205,900	160
7	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,500	$80,150 – $206,640	90
8	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$126,550	$97,900 – $147,080	170
9	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$125,290	$104,330 – $156,950	60
10	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$109,370	$78,110 – $139,810	70
11	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$108,890	$79,440 – $136,990	120
12	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$106,330	$81,970 – $139,090	350
13	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,590	$71,500 – $261,940	100
14	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$100,420	$59,510 – $128,670	550
15	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$98,470	$58,230 – $166,380	90
16	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$97,470	$63,130 – $119,430	340
17	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$97,460	$62,650 – $185,540	100
18	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$96,170	$74,740 – $124,150	90
19	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$96,040	$54,620 – $127,460	40
20	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$94,520	$53,170 – $126,440	440
21	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$93,670	$52,660 – $93,730	200
22	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$92,670	$54,310 – $167,430	30
23	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$91,950	$47,890 – $132,140	30
24	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$87,410	$46,070 – $115,920	60
25	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$85,190	$60,950 – $136,970	80
26	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$81,930	$57,620 – $125,770	30
27	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$81,660	$44,770 – $170,890	740
28	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,840	$46,350 – $90,250	30
29	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$79,530	$57,760 – $93,610	60
30	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$79,290	$39,430 – $97,850	70
31	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$79,000	$53,570 – $114,600	910
32	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$76,400	$36,180 – $106,800	200
33	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$74,990	$47,340 – $120,040	30
34	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$74,200	$50,030 – $164,310	70
35	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$74,190	$60,970 – $78,270	70
36	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,030	$46,540 – $74,480	60
37	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$71,670	$52,110 – $142,110	30
38	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,220	$47,000 – $96,870	160
39	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$70,250	$44,490 – $111,660	80
40	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,060	$63,920 – $92,620	330
41	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$63,470	$34,360 – $129,960	190
42	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$63,460	$50,080 – $79,800	70
43	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$63,430	$45,790 – $110,410	40
44	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,630	$33,330 – $128,750	120
45	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,650	$39,810 – $109,950	140
46	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$61,370	$46,170 – $98,450	50
47	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,240	$32,810 – $103,830	110
48	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$60,420	$43,600 – $69,390	50
49	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,910	$45,060 – $111,950	190
50	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,550	$38,060 – $79,760	140

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