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Average Surgeons, All Other Salary in Charleston, WV

Surgeons, All Other in Charleston, WV earn a median annual salary of $619,320, which is +49.6% compared to the national median. There are 60 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Charleston, WV (metro area).

$619,320
Charleston, WV median annual wage
$298/hour median
+49.6%
Difference vs national median
National median is $414,010
60
Local employment
0.6 jobs per 1,000 workers
3.57
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$124,950
25th
$551,200
Median
$619,320
75th
$638,860
90th
$638,860

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 Charleston, WV, 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
88.7%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$698,085
Goods: 96.3%
Services: 91.7%
Rents: 51.4%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $762,360 Compare 140
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $630,540 Compare 70
Toledo, OH $618,680 Compare 50
Columbus, OH $609,450 Compare 180
Fargo, ND-MN $604,890 Compare 80
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $568,150 Compare 330

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 Charleston, WV

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Surgeons, All Other $619,320 3.57
Radiologists $482,670 3.23
Family Medicine Physicians $344,250 1.32
Physicians, All Other $285,470 0.80
Nurse Anesthetists $280,250 6.52
Architectural And Engineering Managers $165,690 0.49
Chief Executives $161,540 1.77
Dentists, General $152,980 0.80

Charleston, WV has salary data for 346 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Surgeons, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Surgeons, All Other in Charleston, WV

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Surgeons, All Other are projected to change by +3.9% from 2024 to 2034, with 600 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.