How much do Surgeons, All Other make in Charleston, WV?

Percentile spread

For Surgeons, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $124,950 and the 90th percentile is $638,860. The difference is $513,910, which is 83.0% 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 $551,200 to the 75th at $638,860, covers $87,660.

The mean annual wage is $531,340, which sits below the median of $619,320. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charleston, WV median is 49.6% higher than the national median of $414,010 for Surgeons, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $698,085, which is 68.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 32.3% higher than the West Virginia median of $468,210.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charleston, WV is 88.717, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $619,320 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Surgeons, All Other at $698,085 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Surgeons, All Other. Charleston, WV ranks 1st of 6 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).).

• Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is 59 miles away, with a median of $493,720 and employment of 30. That median is 20.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $558,368, against $698,085 here.
• Columbus, OH is 137 miles away, with a median of $609,450 and employment of 180. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $638,375, against $698,085 here.
• Lexington-Fayette, KY is 160 miles away, with a median of $128,960 and employment of 330. That median is 79.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $138,832, against $698,085 here.

Employment share

Surgeons, All Other accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Charleston, WV (60 of 103,450). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (25,140 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.59 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.