SOC 29-1171 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Nurse Practitioners make in Wheeling, WV-OH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Practitioners in Wheeling, WV-OH is $128,640. The 10th percentile is $99,910 and the 90th percentile is $154,080. Employment is 150.

Median annual wage

$128,640

10th percentile
$99,910
25th percentile
$106,240
Median
$128,640
75th percentile
$135,290
90th percentile
$154,080
Mean
$124,500

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Nurse Practitioners, the published 10th percentile is $99,910 and the 90th percentile is $154,080. The difference is $54,170, which is 42.1% 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 $106,240 to the 75th at $135,290, covers $29,050.

The mean annual wage is $124,500, which sits below the median of $128,640. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wheeling, WV-OH median is 2.8% lower than the national median of $132,300 for Nurse Practitioners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $145,647, which is 10.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1% higher than the West Virginia median of $127,320.

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 $128,640 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nurse Practitioners at $145,647 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 Nurse Practitioners. Wheeling, WV-OH ranks 8th 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 $117,400 and employment of 120. That median is 8.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $131,875, against $145,647 here.
  • Canton-Massillon, OH is 55 miles away, with a median of $118,370 and employment of 440. That median is 8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $132,396, against $145,647 here.
  • Pittsburgh, PA is 62 miles away, with a median of $119,630 and employment of 1,980. That median is 7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $126,364, against $145,647 here.

Employment share

Nurse Practitioners accounts for 0.26% of wage-and-salary employment in Wheeling, WV-OH (150 of 58,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (323,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.24 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 Wheeling, WV-OH · Nurse Practitioners 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 Nurse Practitioners make in Wheeling, WV-OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Practitioners in Wheeling, WV-OH is $128,640. The 10th percentile is $99,910 and the 90th percentile is $154,080. Employment is 150.

How does that compare with the national median for Nurse Practitioners?

The local median is 2.8% lower than the national median of $132,300.

What is Nurse Practitioners 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 $128,640 is $145,647. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Wheeling, WV-OH compare with nearby metros for Nurse Practitioners?

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $117,400. Wheeling, WV-OH ranks 8th of 34 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.