How much do Amusement and Recreation Attendants make in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH?

Percentile spread

For Amusement and Recreation Attendants, the published 10th percentile is $19,270 and the 90th percentile is $28,290. The difference is $9,020, which is 36.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $22,260 to the 75th at $26,350, covers $4,090.

The mean annual wage is $24,770, which sits above the median of $24,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH median is 23.2% lower than the national median of $32,150 for Amusement and Recreation Attendants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $27,912, which is 13.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.2% lower than the West Virginia median of $25,230.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses West Virginia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is 88.422, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $24,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Amusement and Recreation Attendants at $27,912 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Amusement and Recreation Attendants. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH ranks 20th of 26 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Charleston, WV is 59 miles away, with a median of $25,670 and employment of 60. That median is 4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $28,935, against $27,912 here.
• Parkersburg-Vienna, WV is 81 miles away, with a median of $25,080 and employment of 30. That median is 1.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $28,806, against $27,912 here.
• Beckley, WV is 83 miles away, with a median of $25,000 and employment of 110. That median is 1.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $28,290, against $27,912 here.

Employment share

Amusement and Recreation Attendants accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH (190 of 140,740). Nationally the occupation is 0.26% of employment (397,830 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.53 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.