Principal Researcher Salary in Parkersburg, WV

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As of January 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Principal Researcher in Parkersburg, WV is $145,088. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $117,282 to a high of $172,177, with most professionals earning between $130,534 and $159,267.

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Provide product usability, evaluation and support to product development teams, including the analysis and investigation of applications/systems including tactile methods, visual graphics, web, multimedia, voice response and conversational user interaction.

November 14, 2022

Drive change and help the organization look around corners by communicating research findings that are convincing and actionable for product decision-makers.

December 20, 2022

Assist other teams and customers with vulnerability research and impact analysis of breaking issues.

January 19, 2023

Act as a coach and mentor, as well as leading other researchers toward innovative and creative thinking when approaching research challenges.

February 07, 2023

Develop and manage both new and ongoing policy research projects from design and analysis to the presentation and communication of findings.

February 20, 2023

Leading research activities to align with and inform our business objectives, and providing oversight and guidance to others who assist these activities.

April 06, 2023

Design and moderate labs, guiding participants through a set of tasks and prompting them for candid, relevant feedback.

April 27, 2023

Manage day to day work of performing experiments and evaluations to quantify and validate improvements made to existing systems.

May 09, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Principal Researcher in Parkersburg, WV

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159267

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135291

167849

151551

What is the average salary for Principal Researcher in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Principal Researcher in Parkersburg, WV. The base salary for Principal Researcher ranges from $130,534 to $159,267 with the average base salary of $145,088. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $135,291 to $167,849 with the average total cash compensation of $151,551.

View Average Salary for Principal Researcher as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$145,088	$130,534 - $159,267
Bonus	$6,462	$4,758 - $8,581
Total Pay	$151,551	$135,291 - $167,849

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Principal Researcher Salary Near Parkersburg, WV

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Parkersburg, WV
CITY, STATE Charleston, WV	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $133,900 - $163,375	COMPARE TO Parkersburg, WV
CITY, STATE Huntington, WV	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $131,298 - $160,200	COMPARE TO Parkersburg, WV
CITY, STATE Wheeling, WV	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $143,910 - $175,589	COMPARE TO Parkersburg, WV
CITY, STATE Fairmont, WV	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $143,910 - $175,589	COMPARE TO Parkersburg, WV
CITY, STATE Newark, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $143,450 - $175,027	COMPARE TO Parkersburg, WV
CITY, STATE Chillicothe, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $135,972 - $165,903	COMPARE TO Parkersburg, WV

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About Parkersburg, West Virginia

Parkersburg is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, West Virginia, United States. Located at the confluence of the Ohio and Little Kanawha rivers, it is the state's third-largest city and the largest city in the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna metropolitan area. The population was 31,492 at the 2010 census. Its peak population was 44,797 in 1960. The city is about 14 miles south of Marietta, Ohio. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reached Parkersburg in 1857, but lacked a crossing over the Ohio River until after the American Civil War. When the B&O completed the Parkersburg Bridge (CSX) 18...

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