Wage Rates

The federal government reports wages at the metropolitan level. Washington County, Ohio, and Wood County, West Virginia, comprise the Parkersburg-Marietta Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2000 Census showed the following population in the MSA:

Wages will vary by occupation and skill level.  On average, wage rates here are about 18% less than the national average.  To learn about wage estimates in the Parkersburg-Marietta MSA, go to the U.S. Bureau of Labor’s annual report of Occupational Employment and Wages by MSA at http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_37620.htm