SOC 51-9199 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Production Workers, All Other make in Morgantown, WV?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Production Workers, All Other in Morgantown, WV is $28,830. The 10th percentile is $23,080 and the 90th percentile is $47,800. Employment is 70.

Median annual wage

$28,830

10th percentile
$23,080
25th percentile
$28,260
Median
$28,830
75th percentile
$36,280
90th percentile
$47,800
Mean
$33,580

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Warehouse workers driving forklifts loaded with goods
Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Production Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $23,080 and the 90th percentile is $47,800. The difference is $24,720, which is 85.7% 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 $28,260 to the 75th at $36,280, covers $8,020.

The mean annual wage is $33,580, which sits above the median of $28,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Morgantown, WV median is 28.1% lower than the national median of $40,110 for Production Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $30,893, which is 23% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 27% lower than the West Virginia median of $39,500.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Morgantown, WV is 93.323, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $28,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Production Workers, All Other at $30,893 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 Production Workers, All Other. Morgantown, WV ranks 34th 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).).

  • Pittsburgh, PA is 65 miles away, with a median of $40,490 and employment of 1,430. That median is 40.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,769, against $30,893 here.
  • Winchester, VA-WV is 73 miles away, with a median of $37,340 and employment of 140. That median is 29.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,714, against $30,893 here.
  • Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH is 76 miles away, with a median of $52,550 and employment of 120. That median is 82.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,029, against $30,893 here.

Employment share

Production Workers, All Other accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Morgantown, WV (70 of 67,370). Nationally the occupation is 0.16% of employment (251,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.64 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 Morgantown, WV · 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 Morgantown, WV?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Production Workers, All Other in Morgantown, WV is $28,830. The 10th percentile is $23,080 and the 90th percentile is $47,800. Employment is 70.

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

The local median is 28.1% lower than the national median of $40,110.

What is Production Workers, All Other pay in Morgantown, WV after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Morgantown, WV is 93.323, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $28,830 is $30,893. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Morgantown, WV compare with nearby metros for Production Workers, All Other?

Pittsburgh, PA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 65 miles away, at $40,490. Morgantown, WV ranks 34th of 34 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.