How much do Chemical Technicians make in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH?

Percentile spread

For Chemical Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $37,460 and the 90th percentile is $68,710. The difference is $31,250, which is 56.5% 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 $43,520 to the 75th at $62,890, covers $19,370.

The mean annual wage is $54,270, which sits below the median of $55,340. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH median is 8.4% lower than the national median of $60,390 for Chemical Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,586, which is 3.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.8% lower than the West Virginia median of $58,750.

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 $55,340 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chemical Technicians at $62,586 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chemical Technicians. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH ranks 9th of 15 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).).

• Lexington-Fayette, KY is 102 miles away, with a median of $55,170 and employment of 100. That median is 0.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,393, against $62,586 here.
• Columbus, OH is 112 miles away, with a median of $62,340 and employment of 390. That median is 12.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,299, against $62,586 here.
• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 113 miles away, with a median of $61,760 and employment of 550. That median is 11.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,758, against $62,586 here.

Employment share

Chemical Technicians accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH (40 of 140,740). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (57,540 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.77 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.