SOC 51-9199 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Production Workers, All Other 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 Production Workers, All Other in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is $36,540. The 10th percentile is $28,240 and the 90th percentile is $63,080. Employment is 290.

Median annual wage

$36,540

10th percentile
$28,240
25th percentile
$28,940
Median
$36,540
75th percentile
$47,940
90th percentile
$63,080
Mean
$40,030

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Production Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $28,240 and the 90th percentile is $63,080. The difference is $34,840, which is 95.3% 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 $28,940 to the 75th at $47,940, covers $19,000.

The mean annual wage is $40,030, which sits above the median of $36,540. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH median is 8.9% lower than the national median of $40,110 for Production Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,325, which is 3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.5% lower than the West Virginia median of $39,500.

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 $36,540 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Production Workers, All Other at $41,325 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

23 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Production Workers, All Other. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH ranks 17th of 24 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 $29,850 and employment of 220. That median is 18.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,646, against $41,325 here.
  • Parkersburg-Vienna, WV is 81 miles away, with a median of $36,380 and employment of 240. That median is 0.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,784, against $41,325 here.
  • Beckley, WV is 83 miles away, with a median of $37,120 and employment of 40. That median is 1.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,006, against $41,325 here.

Employment share

Production Workers, All Other accounts for 0.21% of wage-and-salary employment in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH (290 of 140,740). Nationally the occupation is 0.16% of employment (251,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.27 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 · Production Workers, 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 Production Workers, All Other make in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Production Workers, All Other in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is $36,540. The 10th percentile is $28,240 and the 90th percentile is $63,080. Employment is 290.

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

The local median is 8.9% lower than the national median of $40,110.

What is Production Workers, All Other 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 $36,540 is $41,325. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH compare with nearby metros for Production Workers, All Other?

Charleston, WV is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 59 miles away, at $29,850. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH ranks 17th of 24 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.