SOC 53-3031 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025

How much do Driver/Sales Workers make in Wheeling, WV-OH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Driver/Sales Workers in Wheeling, WV-OH is $36,420. The 10th percentile is $20,620 and the 90th percentile is $68,930. Employment is 250.

Median annual wage

$36,420

10th percentile
$20,620
25th percentile
$22,820
Median
$36,420
75th percentile
$58,870
90th percentile
$68,930
Mean
$41,330

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Warehouse workers driving forklifts loaded with goods
Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Driver/Sales Workers, the published 10th percentile is $20,620 and the 90th percentile is $68,930. The difference is $48,310, which is 132.6% 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 $22,820 to the 75th at $58,870, covers $36,050.

The mean annual wage is $41,330, which sits above the median of $36,420. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wheeling, WV-OH median is 6.1% lower than the national median of $38,770 for Driver/Sales Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,235, which is 6.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 26.5% higher than the West Virginia median of $28,790.

Wheeling, WV-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 Wheeling, WV-OH is 88.323, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,420 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Driver/Sales Workers at $41,235 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

31 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Driver/Sales Workers. Wheeling, WV-OH ranks 14th of 32 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).).

  • Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH is 30 miles away, with a median of $26,610 and employment of 140. That median is 26.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $29,891, against $41,235 here.
  • Canton-Massillon, OH is 55 miles away, with a median of $35,490 and employment of 510. That median is 2.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,695, against $41,235 here.
  • Pittsburgh, PA is 62 miles away, with a median of $30,660 and employment of 4,010. That median is 15.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,386, against $41,235 here.

Employment share

Driver/Sales Workers accounts for 0.43% of wage-and-salary employment in Wheeling, WV-OH (250 of 58,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.26% of employment (409,180 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.63 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Wheeling, WV-OH · Driver/Sales Workers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Driver/Sales Workers make in Wheeling, WV-OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Driver/Sales Workers in Wheeling, WV-OH is $36,420. The 10th percentile is $20,620 and the 90th percentile is $68,930. Employment is 250.

How does that compare with the national median for Driver/Sales Workers?

The local median is 6.1% lower than the national median of $38,770.

What is Driver/Sales Workers pay in Wheeling, WV-OH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wheeling, WV-OH is 88.323, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $36,420 is $41,235. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Wheeling, WV-OH compare with nearby metros for Driver/Sales Workers?

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $26,610. Wheeling, WV-OH ranks 14th of 32 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.