GeoFrame / Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
Population 82,757 · 138.2 people / sq mi
Real earning power — does pay outrun the cost of living?
Pay here runs at 0.80× the national wage against a cost of living -12.9% vs the nation — a net earning shortfall of -7.9%.
The geography at a glance
Occupations here
secondaryThe occupations we can price in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, ranked by pay — each with its premium over the occupation's national median and the employment growth BLS actually observed here. Jobs are associated context on GeoFrame; the geography is the anchor. Open any on JobFrame for the full role.
Employment growth 2019–2024, BLS OEWS
Across the 117 occupations Parkersburg-Vienna, WV published in both 2019 and 2024, employment moved -6.4% (27,150 → 25,400jobs). A matched basket, not the metro's total employment — occupations BLS suppressed in either year are left out rather than counted as zero.
| Occupation | Metro pay | vs national | Employment growth2019–2024 | Pay source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physicians, All Other 29-1229 | $233,240 | — | — | metro | on JobFrame › |
Managers, All Other 11-9199 | $138,490 | +1.4% | — | metro | on JobFrame › |
Industrial Production Managers 11-3051 | $118,350 | -2.5% | +1.2%state | metro | on JobFrame › |
Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | $106,430 | +4.0% | +48.3%state | metro | on JobFrame › |
Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | $103,400 | -5.1% | -10.0% | metro | on JobFrame › |
Civil Engineers 17-2051 | $99,820 | +0.2% | +233.3% | metro | on JobFrame › |
Lawyers 23-1011 | $99,760 | -34.0% | +20.0% | metro | on JobFrame › |
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011 | $95,640 | +17.1% | +8.9% | metro | on JobFrame › |
Administrative Services Managers 11-3012 | $94,740 | -12.6% | — | metro | on JobFrame › |
Financial Specialists, All Other 13-2099 | $92,750 | +15.7% | — | metro | on JobFrame › |
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071 | $89,860 | +23.2% | +27.3% | metro | on JobFrame › |
Project Management Specialists 13-1082 | $87,780 | -12.9% | — | metro | on JobFrame › |
Training and Development Specialists 13-1151 | $84,910 | +28.9% | +25.0% | metro | on JobFrame › |
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011 | $74,960 | +22.9% | +80.0% | metro | on JobFrame › |
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 13-1199 | $72,540 | -10.7% | — | metro | on JobFrame › |
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011 | $62,700 | -11.9% | +40.0% | metro | on JobFrame › |
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232 | $57,260 | -5.1% | -33.3% | metro | on JobFrame › |
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091 | $47,400 | -28.5% | -47.1% | metro | on JobFrame › |
Animal Caretakers 39-2021 | $28,050 | -16.2% | +40.0% | metro | on JobFrame › |
Compare metros
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV against its two nearest-cost peers and the nation — the metrics side by side.
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV this metro | Cleveland, TN | Anniston-Oxford, AL | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median wage | $39,690 | $39,650 | $39,610 | $49,500 |
| Pay index | 0.80× | 0.80× | 0.80× | 1.00× |
| Cost of living (RPP) | 87.1 | 88.1 | 85.9 | 100.0 |
| Real earning power | 0.92× | 0.91× | 0.93× | 1.00× |
| Population | 82,757 | 18,338 | 116,427 | — |
Methodology
How to read this profile
Every number here is traceable — to a named source, a stated method, and an edition — and each value is labeled by how we know it: observed from data, computed by a formula, projected, or governed canon. Nothing is invented to fill a gap.
Where every number comes from
| What | Source & method | Edition | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-occupation median wage | BLS OEWS metropolitan-area all-occupation median | OEWS 2024 | observed |
| Pay index | Metro median ÷ national all-occupation median | OEWS 2024 | computed |
| Cost of living (RPP) | BEA Regional Price Parities (all items), national = 100 | BEA RPP 2023 | observed |
| Real earning power | Pay index ÷ (RPP ÷ 100) — pay against local cost | GeoFrame formula | computed |
| Population & density | U.S. Census population estimates + land area | Census | observed |
| Occupation pay by metro | BLS OEWS occupational medians (metro; state fallback where metro is suppressed) | OEWS 2024 | observed |
| Cost-of-labor rank | Rank of the metro cost-of-labor index across all areas | OEWS 2024 | computed |