Industrial Machinery Mechanics · SOC 49-9041
Industrial Machinery Mechanics Salary in the Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Industrial Machinery Mechanics in the Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $56,530 per year ($27.18 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $38,940 at the 10th percentile to $72,800 at the 90th. BLS estimates 380 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Industrial Machinery Mechanics in the Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area earn more than $56,530 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $46,420 and $65,200.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $38,940 | $46,420 | $56,530 | $65,200 | $72,800 |
| Hourly | $18.72 | $22.32 | $27.18 | $31.35 | $35.00 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$56,530 median for Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $46,420 to $65,200
- West Virginiastate$61,710 median for West Virginia; middle half earns $47,780 to $79,810
- United Statesnational$64,520 median for United States; middle half earns $55,010 to $78,780
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −8% vs West Virginia overall and −12% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in West Virginia
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for industrial machinery mechanics, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan areathis page$56,530 median for Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $46,420 to $65,200
- $93,670 median for Parkersburg metro area; middle half earns $75,510 to $93,730
- $70,930 median for Weirton metro area; middle half earns $61,300 to $75,270
- $65,040 median for Huntington metro area; middle half earns $54,760 to $95,030
- $63,970 median for Wheeling metro area; middle half earns $52,040 to $73,510
- $59,010 median for Charleston metro area; middle half earns $46,780 to $73,390
- $57,200 median for Morgantown metro area; middle half earns $46,350 to $72,330
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for industrial machinery mechanicss · Highest-paying occupations in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.