How much do Financial Clerks, All Other make in Charleston, WV?

Percentile spread

For Financial Clerks, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $34,490 and the 90th percentile is $56,190. The difference is $21,700, which is 49.1% 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 $39,070 to the 75th at $49,390, covers $10,320.

The mean annual wage is $44,290, which sits above the median of $44,200. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charleston, WV median is 17.9% lower than the national median of $53,830 for Financial Clerks, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,821, which is 7.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.4% higher than the West Virginia median of $41,550.

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 $44,200 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Financial Clerks, All Other at $49,821 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Financial Clerks, All Other. Charleston, WV ranks 9th of 10 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 $40,400 and employment of 60. That median is 8.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,690, against $49,821 here.
• Morgantown, WV is 125 miles away, with a median of $47,020 and employment of 40. That median is 6.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,384, against $49,821 here.
• Columbus, OH is 137 miles away, with a median of $48,120. That median is 8.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,404, against $49,821 here.

Employment share

Financial Clerks, All Other accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Charleston, WV (180 of 103,450). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (36,260 of 155,495,730). The local share is 7.46 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.