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Average Skincare Specialists Salary in West Virginia

Skincare Specialists in West Virginia earn a median annual salary of $37,750, which is -9.2% compared to the national median. There are 70 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for West Virginia (state).

$37,750
West Virginia median annual wage
$18/hour median
-9.2%
Difference vs national median
National median is $41,560
70
Local employment
0.1 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.21
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$25,910
25th
$30,990
Median
$37,750
75th
$49,060
90th
$56,470

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in West Virginia, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
89.5%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$42,180
Goods: 96.5%
Services: 92.2%
Rents: 54.2%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Maine$73,500Compare160
Washington$64,880Compare2,000
Vermont$61,060Compare40
District of Columbia$54,990Compare250
North Dakota$52,510Compare140
Nebraska$52,010Compare390

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in West Virginia

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
General Internal Medicine Physicians$234,9601.79
Dentists, All Other Specialists$231,8601.46
Physicians, All Other$228,6801.60
Dermatologists$215,7401.37
Chief Executives$181,9301.44
Pediatricians, General$181,4100.38
Computer And Information Research Scientists$170,7500.28
Anesthesiologists$168,3900.83

West Virginia has salary data for 642 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is General Internal Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Skincare Specialists in West Virginia

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Skincare Specialists are projected to change by +6.7% from 2024 to 2034, with 14,500 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.