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Public Safety Telecommunicators Salary in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Public Safety Telecommunicators in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV is $29,910. BLS estimates approximately 40 people work in this occupation in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV. Parkersburg-Vienna, WV is 43.6% below the national median ($53,040).

Median salary
$29,910
Average salary
$35,720
Median hourly
$14.38
Employment
40

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$29,910$14.38
25th percentile$29,910$14.38
Median (50th)$29,910$14.38
75th percentile$48,250$23.20
90th percentile$49,560$23.83

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 12% — Reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 28% — Low reliability

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
1.119
Location quotient
1.7

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV’s regional price level is below the national average (index 87.066, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $34,353 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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