SOC 29-1229 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Physicians, All Other make in Beckley, WV?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physicians, All Other in Beckley, WV is $281,110. The 10th percentile is $162,430 and the 90th percentile is $402,310. Employment is 100.

Median annual wage

$281,110

10th percentile
$162,430
25th percentile
$229,660
Median
$281,110
75th percentile
$356,160
90th percentile
$402,310
Mean
$300,990

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A welder working in a workshop
A welder at a workshop bench. Photograph by ABDULIUMAR. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Percentile spread

For Physicians, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $162,430 and the 90th percentile is $402,310. The difference is $239,880, which is 85.3% 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 $229,660 to the 75th at $356,160, covers $126,500.

The mean annual wage is $300,990, which sits above the median of $281,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Beckley, WV median is 5.7% higher than the national median of $265,930 for Physicians, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $318,109, which is 19.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.9% higher than the West Virginia median of $258,020.

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 $281,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physicians, All Other at $318,109 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

28 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physicians, All Other. Beckley, WV ranks 13th of 29 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 $285,470 and employment of 180. That median is 1.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $321,776, against $318,109 here.
  • Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA is 64 miles away, with a median of $207,770 and employment of 100. That median is 26.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $224,107, against $318,109 here.
  • Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is 83 miles away, with a median of $277,850 and employment of 850. That median is 1.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $314,232, against $318,109 here.

Employment share

Physicians, All Other accounts for 0.23% of wage-and-salary employment in Beckley, WV (100 of 43,080). Nationally the occupation is 0.22% of employment (342,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.05 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 Beckley, WV · Physicians, All Other 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 Physicians, All Other make in Beckley, WV?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physicians, All Other in Beckley, WV is $281,110. The 10th percentile is $162,430 and the 90th percentile is $402,310. Employment is 100.

How does that compare with the national median for Physicians, All Other?

The local median is 5.7% higher than the national median of $265,930.

What is Physicians, All Other pay in Beckley, WV after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Beckley, WV is 88.369, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $281,110 is $318,109. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Beckley, WV compare with nearby metros for Physicians, All Other?

Charleston, WV is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 32 miles away, at $285,470. Beckley, WV ranks 13th of 29 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.