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

Percentile spread

For Machinists, the published 10th percentile is $40,330 and the 90th percentile is $77,560. The difference is $37,230, which is 80.0% 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 $46,530 to the 75th at $49,250, covers $2,720.

The mean annual wage is $51,660, which sits above the median of $46,530. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH median is 20.8% lower than the national median of $58,750 for Machinists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,267, which is 11% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.7% lower than the West Virginia median of $47,350.

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 $46,530 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Machinists at $52,267 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 Machinists. Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH ranks 28th 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).).

• Wheeling, WV-OH is 30 miles away, with a median of $58,780 and employment of 60. That median is 26.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,551, against $52,267 here.
• Canton-Massillon, OH is 37 miles away, with a median of $57,040 and employment of 450. That median is 22.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,799, against $52,267 here.
• Pittsburgh, PA is 44 miles away, with a median of $55,880 and employment of 2,760. That median is 20.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,025, against $52,267 here.

Employment share

Machinists accounts for 0.39% of wage-and-salary employment in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH (140 of 36,220). Nationally the occupation is 0.18% of employment (287,050 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.09 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.