How much do Skincare Specialists make in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH?

Percentile spread

For Skincare Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $23,610 and the 90th percentile is $53,360. The difference is $29,750, which is 96.2% 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 $27,320 to the 75th at $42,060, covers $14,740.

The mean annual wage is $36,660, which sits above the median of $30,930. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH median is 31.8% lower than the national median of $45,330 for Skincare Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $34,980, which is 22.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.7% lower than the West Virginia median of $38,030.

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 $30,930 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Skincare Specialists at $34,980 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Skincare Specialists. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH ranks 14th of 14 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).).

• Lexington-Fayette, KY is 102 miles away, with a median of $38,580 and employment of 180. That median is 24.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,533, against $34,980 here.
• Columbus, OH is 112 miles away, with a median of $39,150 and employment of 340. That median is 26.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,008, against $34,980 here.
• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 113 miles away, with a median of $43,570 and employment of 540. That median is 40.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,685, against $34,980 here.

Employment share

Skincare Specialists accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH (40 of 140,740). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (72,890 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.61 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.