How much do Firefighters make in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH?

Percentile spread

For Firefighters, the published 10th percentile is $35,650 and the 90th percentile is $60,590. The difference is $24,940, which is 51.9% 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 $35,650 to the 75th at $58,720, covers $23,070.

The mean annual wage is $46,810, which sits below the median of $48,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH median is 18.9% lower than the national median of $59,280 for Firefighters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,997, which is 8.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 28.7% higher than the West Virginia median of $37,350.

Weirton-Steubenville, 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 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH is 89.024, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Firefighters at $53,997 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

23 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Firefighters. Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH ranks 14th of 24 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).).

• Wheeling, WV-OH is 30 miles away, with a median of $41,140 and employment of 210. That median is 14.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,579, against $53,997 here.
• Canton-Massillon, OH is 37 miles away, with a median of $40,170 and employment of 570. That median is 16.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,930, against $53,997 here.
• Pittsburgh, PA is 44 miles away, with a median of $72,230 and employment of 950. That median is 50.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,296, against $53,997 here.

Employment share

Firefighters accounts for 0.30% of wage-and-salary employment in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH (110 of 36,220). Nationally the occupation is 0.22% of employment (345,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.36 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.