Home / Wages / Beckley Beckley salaries The median worker in the Beckley, WV metro area earned $38,460 a year in 2024, about $18.49 an hour. That ranks #369 of the 391 metro areas published here, 22.3% below the national median.
West Virginia
Median pay $38,460 $18.49 per hour
Vs national -22.3% U.S. $49,500
Workers 42,810 wage and salary
Metro rank #369 of 391 by median pay
What this labour market looks like Beckley pays 11.2% less than West Virginia as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.
Unusually concentrated here Occupations against their national share, 2024 Occupation Concentration Employed Median Cooks, Fast Food 5.52× 1,020 $21,490 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 1.92× 590 $35,580 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 1.57× 1,740 $23,170 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1.55× 660 $37,370 Nursing Assistants 1.53× 590 $35,510 Registered Nurses 1.42× 1,290 $78,930 Cashiers 1.33× 1,160 $22,860 Retail Salespersons 1.24× 1,310 $26,740 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 1.24× 500 $40,710 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1.2× 690 $47,470 Waiters and Waitresses 1.09× 700 $28,870 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1.04× 640 $28,860
Best paid occupations Highest median pay in Beckley Occupation Median Hourly Employed First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $94,400 $45.39 350 Registered Nurses $78,930 $37.95 1,290 General and Operations Managers $76,470 $36.76 960 Accountants and Auditors $72,600 $34.91 270 Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining $71,090 $34.18 210 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $68,970 $33.16 280 Electricians $62,160 $29.89 370 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $59,070 $28.40 430 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $59,060 $28.40 210 Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $56,060 $26.95 380 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $55,050 $26.47 260 Correctional Officers and Jailers $52,730 $25.35 400 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $50,210 n/a 210 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $48,650 n/a 200 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $48,540 $23.34 470 Industrial Machinery Mechanics $47,860 $23.01 200 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $47,820 n/a 380 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $47,470 $22.82 690 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $46,880 $22.54 390 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $40,710 $19.57 500 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $37,990 $18.26 460 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $37,370 $17.97 660 Construction Laborers $37,230 $17.90 360 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $36,880 $17.73 380 Pharmacy Technicians $35,880 $17.25 240 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $35,580 $17.11 590 Nursing Assistants $35,510 $17.07 590 Customer Service Representatives $35,360 $17.00 590 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $35,170 $16.91 510 Medical Assistants $34,430 $16.55 330 Bus Drivers, School $34,130 $16.41 250 Stockers and Order Fillers $31,160 $14.98 780 Office Clerks, General $30,510 $14.67 730 Light Truck Drivers $30,430 $14.63 300 Receptionists and Information Clerks $29,420 $14.14 320 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $29,030 $13.96 440 Waiters and Waitresses $28,870 $13.88 700 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $28,860 $13.87 640 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $28,280 $13.60 260 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $28,090 $13.50 240 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $27,780 n/a 320 Cooks, Restaurant $27,540 $13.24 480 Retail Salespersons $26,740 $12.86 1,310 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $26,330 $12.66 450 Fast Food and Counter Workers $25,080 $12.06 470 Security Guards $24,100 $11.59 430 Home Health and Personal Care Aides $23,170 $11.14 1,740 Cashiers $22,860 $10.99 1,160 Cooks, Fast Food $21,490 $10.33 1,020
Where most people work Largest occupations in Beckley by employment Occupation Employed Median Hourly Home Health and Personal Care Aides 1,740 $23,170 $11.14 Retail Salespersons 1,310 $26,740 $12.86 Registered Nurses 1,290 $78,930 $37.95 Cashiers 1,160 $22,860 $10.99 Cooks, Fast Food 1,020 $21,490 $10.33 General and Operations Managers 960 $76,470 $36.76 Stockers and Order Fillers 780 $31,160 $14.98 Office Clerks, General 730 $30,510 $14.67 Waiters and Waitresses 700 $28,870 $13.88 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 690 $47,470 $22.82 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 660 $37,370 $17.97 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 640 $28,860 $13.87 Nursing Assistants 590 $35,510 $17.07 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 590 $35,580 $17.11 Customer Service Representatives 590 $35,360 $17.00 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 510 $35,170 $16.91 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 500 $40,710 $19.57 Cooks, Restaurant 480 $27,540 $13.24 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 470 $48,540 $23.34 Fast Food and Counter Workers 470 $25,080 $12.06
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.
Other West Virginia metro areas Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 3,118,630 workers $68,430 Winchester 68,300 workers $47,310 Morgantown 66,970 workers $46,260 Hagerstown-Martinsburg 105,920 workers $45,920 Charleston 106,820 workers $45,170 Weirton-Steubenville 36,870 workers $44,830 Beckley pay: common questions What is the average salary in Beckley? The median across all occupations is $38,460 , or $18.49 an hour, covering 42,810 wage and salary workers. The mean is $50,790, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Beckley pay more than the rest of West Virginia? No. The metro median of $38,460 is 11.2% below the West Virginia median of $43,320. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.
Which jobs pay best in Beckley? First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers ($94,400), Registered Nurses ($78,930), General and Operations Managers ($76,470). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Beckley unusually full of? Cooks, Fast Food, at 5.52× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.