How much do Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other make in Charleston, WV?

Percentile spread

For Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $30,740 and the 90th percentile is $38,590. The difference is $7,850, which is 21.1% 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 $30,740 to the 75th at $38,590, covers $7,850.

The mean annual wage is $35,240, which sits below the median of $37,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charleston, WV median is 26.8% lower than the national median of $50,890 for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,965, which is 17.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the West Virginia median of $37,230.

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 $37,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other at $41,965 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other. Charleston, WV ranks 14th of 16 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).).

• Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is 59 miles away, with a median of $29,000 and employment of 150. That median is 22.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,797, against $41,965 here.
• Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA is 96 miles away, with a median of $66,710 and employment of 140. That median is 79.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,956, against $41,965 here.
• Roanoke, VA is 109 miles away, with a median of $50,330 and employment of 40. That median is 35.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,761, against $41,965 here.