How much do Wellhead Pumpers make in Charleston, WV?

Percentile spread

For Wellhead Pumpers, the published 10th percentile is $33,960 and the 90th percentile is $53,390. The difference is $19,430, which is 36.4% 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 $39,110 to the 75th at $53,390, covers $14,280.

The mean annual wage is $48,830, which sits below the median of $53,390. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charleston, WV median is 23.7% lower than the national median of $69,960 for Wellhead Pumpers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,180, which is 14% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.3% higher than the West Virginia median of $52,170.

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 $53,390 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Wellhead Pumpers at $60,180 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Wellhead Pumpers. Charleston, WV ranks 3rd of 4 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).).

• Canton-Massillon, OH is 168 miles away, with a median of $64,010 and employment of 50. That median is 19.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,595, against $60,180 here.
• Pittsburgh, PA is 174 miles away, with a median of $39,060 and employment of 350. That median is 26.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,259, against $60,180 here.
• Akron, OH is 198 miles away, with a median of $56,190 and employment of 40. That median is 5.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,180, against $60,180 here.

Employment share

Wellhead Pumpers accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Charleston, WV (60 of 103,450). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (17,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 5.01 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.