SOC 47-1011 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction 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 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers in Wheeling, WV-OH is $97,310. The 10th percentile is $55,690 and the 90th percentile is $132,300. Employment is 590.

Median annual wage

$97,310

10th percentile
$55,690
25th percentile
$69,890
Median
$97,310
75th percentile
$121,530
90th percentile
$132,300
Mean
$96,510

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, the published 10th percentile is $55,690 and the 90th percentile is $132,300. The difference is $76,610, which is 78.7% 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 $69,890 to the 75th at $121,530, covers $51,640.

The mean annual wage is $96,510, which sits below the median of $97,310. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wheeling, WV-OH median is 21.8% 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 $110,175, which is 37.9% 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.

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 $97,310 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers at $110,175 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

33 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers. Wheeling, WV-OH ranks 1st of 34 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 $77,990 and employment of 190. That median is 19.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,606, against $110,175 here.
  • Canton-Massillon, OH is 55 miles away, with a median of $81,770 and employment of 660. That median is 16% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,459, against $110,175 here.
  • Pittsburgh, PA is 62 miles away, with a median of $83,030 and employment of 6,000. That median is 14.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,704, against $110,175 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers accounts for 1.0% of wage-and-salary employment in Wheeling, WV-OH (590 of 58,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.52% of employment (812,210 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.94 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.

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Questions this page answers

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

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers in Wheeling, WV-OH is $97,310. The 10th percentile is $55,690 and the 90th percentile is $132,300. Employment is 590.

How does that compare with the national median for First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers?

The local median is 21.8% higher than the national median of $79,920.

What is First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction 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 $97,310 is $110,175. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Wheeling, WV-OH compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers?

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $77,990. Wheeling, WV-OH ranks 1st of 34 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.