How much do Project Management Specialists make in Beckley, WV?

Percentile spread

For Project Management Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $47,590 and the 90th percentile is $128,360. The difference is $80,770, which is 106.0% 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 $57,530 to the 75th at $102,060, covers $44,530.

The mean annual wage is $83,100, which sits above the median of $76,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Beckley, WV median is 25.5% lower than the national median of $102,320 for Project Management Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $86,263, which is 15.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.9% lower than the West Virginia median of $91,780.

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 $76,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Project Management Specialists at $86,263 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 Project Management Specialists. Beckley, WV ranks 30th 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).).

• Charleston, WV is 32 miles away, with a median of $89,600 and employment of 390. That median is 17.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,995, against $86,263 here.
• Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA is 64 miles away, with a median of $85,070 and employment of 380. That median is 11.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,759, against $86,263 here.
• Roanoke, VA is 79 miles away, with a median of $91,170 and employment of 930. That median is 19.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,385, against $86,263 here.

Employment share

Project Management Specialists accounts for 0.21% of wage-and-salary employment in Beckley, WV (90 of 43,080). Nationally the occupation is 0.69% of employment (1,066,670 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.30 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.