SOC 25-1071 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025
How much do Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary make in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is $49,540. The 10th percentile is $25,700 and the 90th percentile is $127,560. Employment is 460.
Median annual wage
$49,540
- 10th percentile
- $25,700
- 25th percentile
- $25,700
- Median
- $49,540
- 75th percentile
- $99,790
- 90th percentile
- $127,560
- Mean
- $70,350
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

Percentile spread
For Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $25,700 and the 90th percentile is $127,560. The difference is $101,860, which is 205.6% 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 $25,700 to the 75th at $99,790, covers $74,090.
The mean annual wage is $70,350, which sits above the median of $49,540. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.
National and state comparison
The Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH median is 53.8% lower than the national median of $107,310 for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $56,027, which is 47.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 17.8% lower than the West Virginia median of $60,300.
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-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 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is 88.422, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,540 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary at $56,027 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 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH ranks 15th 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).).
- Charleston, WV is 59 miles away, with a median of $65,090 and employment of 70. That median is 31.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,368, against $56,027 here.
- Lexington-Fayette, KY is 102 miles away, with a median of $83,680 and employment of 720. That median is 68.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,086, against $56,027 here.
- Columbus, OH is 112 miles away, with a median of $79,060 and employment of 1,400. That median is 59.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,812, against $56,027 here.
Employment share
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.33% of wage-and-salary employment in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH (460 of 140,740). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (221,270 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.30 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH · Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary make in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is $49,540. The 10th percentile is $25,700 and the 90th percentile is $127,560. Employment is 460.
How does that compare with the national median for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary?
The local median is 53.8% lower than the national median of $107,310.
What is Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is 88.422, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $49,540 is $56,027. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH compare with nearby metros for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary?
Charleston, WV is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 59 miles away, at $65,090. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH ranks 15th of 16 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.