How much do Clinical and Counseling Psychologists make in Charleston, WV?

Percentile spread

For Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, the published 10th percentile is $49,470 and the 90th percentile is $147,800. The difference is $98,330, which is 147.6% 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 $58,240 to the 75th at $105,190, covers $46,950.

The mean annual wage is $88,630, which sits above the median of $66,620. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charleston, WV median is 33.8% lower than the national median of $100,580 for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $75,093, which is 25.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.5% lower than the West Virginia median of $77,040.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charleston, WV is 88.717, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $66,620 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Clinical and Counseling Psychologists at $75,093 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists. Charleston, WV ranks 20th of 20 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).).

• Beckley, WV is 32 miles away, with a median of $82,440 and employment of 50. That median is 23.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,291, against $75,093 here.
• Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is 59 miles away, with a median of $72,150 and employment of 180. That median is 8.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,597, against $75,093 here.
• Roanoke, VA is 109 miles away, with a median of $104,300 and employment of 60. That median is 56.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $111,410, against $75,093 here.

Employment share

Clinical and Counseling Psychologists accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Charleston, WV (180 of 103,450). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (75,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.56 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.