Wages

Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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Wages for Writers and Authors in WEST VIRGINIA

Location	Pay Period	2025
Location	Pay Period	10%	25%	Median	75%	90%
United States	Hourly	$21.31	$28.00	$36.98	$49.01	$67.25
	Yearly	$44,310	$58,230	$76,910	$101,950	$139,870
West Virginia	Hourly	$11.70	$22.85	$30.97	$34.78	$49.70
	Yearly	$24,340	$47,530	$64,410	$72,340	$103,380
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area	Hourly	$33.22	$40.00	$52.14	$70.04	$82.41
	Yearly	$69,090	$83,200	$108,460	$145,680	$171,410
Charleston, WV Metro Area	Hourly	$20.35	$26.12	$34.78	$34.78	$45.87
	Yearly	$42,330	$54,330	$72,340	$72,340	$95,410
Beckley, WV Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Northern West Virginia Balance of State	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Southern West Virginia Balance of State	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Morgantown, WV Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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