Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Parkersburg Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area

Figures describe the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Parkersburg city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (2 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 164 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$267,690	$128.70	50
2	Chief Executives	$174,980	$84.13	60
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$152,860	$73.49	30
4	Managers, All Other	$140,390	$67.50	120
5	Pharmacists	$130,310	$62.65	100
6	Financial Managers	$129,780	$62.39	160
7	Industrial Production Managers	$129,500	$62.26	90
8	Nurse Practitioners	$126,550	$60.84	170
9	Physician Assistants	$125,290	$60.24	60
10	Mechanical Engineers	$109,370	$52.58	70
11	Management Analysts	$108,890	$52.35	120
12	Computer Occupations, All Other	$106,330	$51.12	350
13	Medical and Health Services Managers	$103,590	$49.80	100
14	Accountants and Auditors	$100,420	$48.28	550
15	Project Management Specialists	$98,470	$47.34	90
16	Financial Specialists, All Other	$97,470	$46.86	340
17	Lawyers	$97,460	$46.86	100
18	Physical Therapists	$96,170	$46.23	90
19	Occupational Therapists	$96,040	$46.18	40
20	Human Resources Specialists	$94,520	$45.44	440
21	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$93,670	$45.03	200
22	Construction Managers	$92,670	$44.55	30
23	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$91,950	$44.21	30
24	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$87,410	$42.02	60
25	Administrative Services Managers	$85,190	$40.96	80

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Parkersburg metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.