How much do First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers make in Beckley, WV?

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, the published 10th percentile is $49,410 and the 90th percentile is $121,960. The difference is $72,550, which is 74.6% 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 $60,650 to the 75th at $103,870, covers $43,220.

The mean annual wage is $87,440, which sits below the median of $97,250. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Beckley, WV median is 21.7% higher than the national median of $79,920 for First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $110,050, which is 37.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21.5% higher than the West Virginia median of $80,060.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Beckley, WV is 88.369, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $97,250 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers at $110,050 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

29 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers. Beckley, WV ranks 2nd of 30 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).).

• Charleston, WV is 32 miles away, with a median of $79,420 and employment of 570. That median is 18.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,521, against $110,050 here.
• Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA is 64 miles away, with a median of $65,630. That median is 32.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,791, against $110,050 here.
• Roanoke, VA is 79 miles away, with a median of $66,660 and employment of 980. That median is 31.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,204, against $110,050 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers accounts for 0.79% of wage-and-salary employment in Beckley, WV (340 of 43,080). Nationally the occupation is 0.52% of employment (812,210 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.51 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.