Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other Salary — Charleston, West Virginia

The average Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other in Charleston, West Virginia earns $47,590 a year.

$47,590 / year, mean
↓ 21.7% below national average 100th percentile in West Virginia

Charleston sits at the very top of the range for this role in West Virginia — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's noticeably below the national average for community and social service specialists, all other, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here runs below the national average, which can offset a lower headline salary. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within West Virginia

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
80
Estimate confidence
RSE 3.0%
Cost of living 89 #171 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1318 #1 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $148,817 #184 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $58,089 #175 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Charleston ranks #171 for cost of living and #184 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Harrisburg $81,060 Richmond $76,240 Ithaca $76,040 Olympia $74,070 Sacramento $72,510 San Francisco $72,430 Seattle $71,830 Napa $71,570 Albany $71,490 New York $71,380 Kiryas Joel $71,090 Kennewick $70,900 Kingston $70,070 Erie $69,680 Yakima $69,150 Glens Falls $68,540 Trenton $68,250 Rochester $67,640 Syracuse $67,220 Spokane $66,800 San Jose $66,480 Utica $66,310 Vallejo $66,240 Atlantic City $65,920 Elmira $65,750 Roanoke $65,620 Vineland $65,390 Bellingham $65,020 Santa Rosa $64,890 Oxnard $64,850 Modesto $64,620 Bakersfield $64,450 Mount Vernon $64,320 Buffalo $63,800 Yuba City $63,470 Scranton $63,350 Bremerton $63,070 Binghamton $62,880 Portland $62,800 Virginia Beach $62,510 Santa Cruz $62,380 Lexington $62,270 Eugene $61,080 Charlottesville $61,070 Wenatchee $60,830 Riverside $60,820 San Diego $60,630 Winchester $60,550 Pittsburgh $60,490 Blacksburg $60,420 Santa Maria $60,370 Los Angeles $60,320 Salem $59,630 Chico $58,820 Philadelphia $58,630 Ann Arbor $58,350 Miami $58,130 Lynchburg $57,990 San Luis Obispo $57,720 Longview $57,440 Baltimore $57,410 El Centro $57,110 Austin $57,020 Watertown $56,960 Stockton $56,890 Dover $56,850 Merced $56,690 Lansing $56,460 Allentown $56,170 Louisville $56,010 Albany $55,720 Redding $55,710 Bend $55,690 Salinas $55,410 York $54,850 Saginaw $54,820 Lexington Park $54,700 Traverse City $54,480 Flint $54,470 Fresno $54,470 Dallas $54,260 Naples $54,000 Detroit $53,620 Tampa $53,550 Muskegon $53,390 Crestview $53,240 Fort Myers $52,990 Grants Pass $52,960 Visalia $52,870 Medford $52,830 Kalamazoo $52,750 Sarasota $52,690 Jackson $52,560 Palm Bay $52,470 Tyler $52,240 Laredo $51,970 Lakeland $51,940 Tallahassee $51,910 San Antonio $51,820 Indianapolis $51,640 Port St. Lucie $51,640 Houston $51,290 Orlando $51,280 Grand Rapids $51,110 Hagerstown $50,810 Ocala $50,710 Monroe $49,930 Lubbock $49,750 Pensacola $49,630 Gainesville $49,290 Waco $49,080 Jacksonville $48,950 Longview $48,770 El Paso $48,490 Killeen $48,160 Salisbury $47,920 Corpus Christi $47,740 Charleston $47,590 Abilene $46,890 Deltona $46,630 Beaumont $46,120 Beckley $45,110 Chicago $44,880 San Angelo $44,120 Brownsville $43,680 Huntington $42,640 Peoria $42,440 College Station $42,430 Amarillo $42,410 McAllen $42,240 Wheeling $42,230 Decatur $41,350 Springfield $41,110
CityMean salaryvs. Charleston
Abilene, Texas$46,890-1.5%
Albany, Oregon$55,720+17.1%
Albany, New York$71,490+50.2%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$56,170+18.0%
Amarillo, Texas$42,410-10.9%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$58,350+22.6%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$65,920+38.5%
Austin, Texas$57,020+19.8%
Bakersfield, California$64,450+35.4%
Baltimore, Maryland$57,410+20.6%
Beaumont, Texas$46,120-3.1%
Beckley, West Virginia$45,110-5.2%
Bellingham, Washington$65,020+36.6%
Bend, Oregon$55,690+17.0%
Binghamton, New York$62,880+32.1%
Blacksburg, Virginia$60,420+27.0%
Bremerton, Washington$63,070+32.5%
Brownsville, Texas$43,680-8.2%
Buffalo, New York$63,800+34.1%
Fort Myers, Florida$52,990+11.3%
Charlottesville, Virginia$61,070+28.3%
Chicago, Illinois$44,880-5.7%
Chico, California$58,820+23.6%
College Station, Texas$42,430-10.8%
Corpus Christi, Texas$47,740+0.3%
Crestview, Florida$53,240+11.9%
Dallas, Texas$54,260+14.0%
Decatur, Illinois$41,350-13.1%
Deltona, Florida$46,630-2.0%
Detroit, Michigan$53,620+12.7%
Dover, Delaware$56,850+19.5%
El Centro, California$57,110+20.0%
Elmira, New York$65,750+38.2%
El Paso, Texas$48,490+1.9%
Erie, Pennsylvania$69,680+46.4%
Eugene, Oregon$61,080+28.3%
Flint, Michigan$54,470+14.5%
Fresno, California$54,470+14.5%
Gainesville, Florida$49,290+3.6%
Glens Falls, New York$68,540+44.0%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$51,110+7.4%
Grants Pass, Oregon$52,960+11.3%
Hagerstown, Maryland$50,810+6.8%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$81,060+70.3%
Houston, Texas$51,290+7.8%
Huntington, West Virginia$42,640-10.4%
Indianapolis, Indiana$51,640+8.5%
Ithaca, New York$76,040+59.8%
Jackson, Michigan$52,560+10.4%
Jacksonville, Florida$48,950+2.9%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$52,750+10.8%
Kennewick, Washington$70,900+49.0%
Killeen, Texas$48,160+1.2%
Kingston, New York$70,070+47.2%
Kiryas Joel, New York$71,090+49.4%
Lakeland, Florida$51,940+9.1%
Lansing, Michigan$56,460+18.6%
Laredo, Texas$51,970+9.2%
Lexington, Kentucky$62,270+30.8%
Lexington Park, Maryland$54,700+14.9%
Longview, Texas$48,770+2.5%
Longview, Washington$57,440+20.7%
Los Angeles, California$60,320+26.7%
Louisville, Kentucky$56,010+17.7%
Lubbock, Texas$49,750+4.5%
Lynchburg, Virginia$57,990+21.9%
McAllen, Texas$42,240-11.2%
Medford, Oregon$52,830+11.0%
Merced, California$56,690+19.1%
Miami, Florida$58,130+22.1%
Modesto, California$64,620+35.8%
Monroe, Michigan$49,930+4.9%
Mount Vernon, Washington$64,320+35.2%
Muskegon, Michigan$53,390+12.2%
Napa, California$71,570+50.4%
Naples, Florida$54,000+13.5%
New York, New York$71,380+50.0%
Sarasota, Florida$52,690+10.7%
Ocala, Florida$50,710+6.6%
Olympia, Washington$74,070+55.6%
Orlando, Florida$51,280+7.8%
Oxnard, California$64,850+36.3%
Palm Bay, Florida$52,470+10.3%
Pensacola, Florida$49,630+4.3%
Peoria, Illinois$42,440-10.8%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$58,630+23.2%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$60,490+27.1%
Portland, Oregon$62,800+32.0%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$51,640+8.5%
Redding, California$55,710+17.1%
Richmond, Virginia$76,240+60.2%
Riverside, California$60,820+27.8%
Roanoke, Virginia$65,620+37.9%
Rochester, New York$67,640+42.1%
Sacramento, California$72,510+52.4%
Saginaw, Michigan$54,820+15.2%
Salem, Oregon$59,630+25.3%
Salinas, California$55,410+16.4%
Salisbury, Maryland$47,920+0.7%
San Angelo, Texas$44,120-7.3%
San Antonio, Texas$51,820+8.9%
San Diego, California$60,630+27.4%
San Francisco, California$72,430+52.2%
San Jose, California$66,480+39.7%
San Luis Obispo, California$57,720+21.3%
Santa Cruz, California$62,380+31.1%
Santa Maria, California$60,370+26.9%
Santa Rosa, California$64,890+36.4%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$63,350+33.1%
Seattle, Washington$71,830+50.9%
Spokane, Washington$66,800+40.4%
Springfield, Illinois$41,110-13.6%
Stockton, California$56,890+19.5%
Syracuse, New York$67,220+41.2%
Tallahassee, Florida$51,910+9.1%
Tampa, Florida$53,550+12.5%
Traverse City, Michigan$54,480+14.5%
Trenton, New Jersey$68,250+43.4%
Tyler, Texas$52,240+9.8%
Utica, New York$66,310+39.3%
Vallejo, California$66,240+39.2%
Vineland, New Jersey$65,390+37.4%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$62,510+31.4%
Visalia, California$52,870+11.1%
Waco, Texas$49,080+3.1%
Watertown, New York$56,960+19.7%
Wenatchee, Washington$60,830+27.8%
Wheeling, West Virginia$42,230-11.3%
Winchester, Virginia$60,550+27.2%
Yakima, Washington$69,150+45.3%
York, Pennsylvania$54,850+15.3%
Yuba City, California$63,470+33.4%
Gross salary
47,590/yr
Estimated take-home
39,076/yr
Est. total withheld
17.9%

Single filer, federal + West Virginia state tax + FICA, 2026 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 21-1099 SOC code
Official area Charleston, WV BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 16620 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: wv_tax_division_verificado 2026
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
207,456