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Salaries in West Virginia: pay for 629 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in West Virginia had a median pay of $45,300 a year ($21.78 an hour) in May 2025, with 701,610 jobs counted. That is 11% below the national median of $50,980.

Highest median pay in West Virginia

Occupations with the most jobs

All occupations in West Virginia, A to Z

OccupationMedian a yearMedian an hourJobs
Accountants and Auditors$73,320$35.254,900
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$78,870$37.9290
Administrative Services Managers$84,820$40.781,890
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$65,050$31.27250
Advertising Sales Agents$44,700$21.49290
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondarynot publishednot published50
Agricultural Workers, All Other$24,960$12.00150
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$45,470$21.86590
Aircraft Service Attendants$30,840$14.8330
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblersnot publishednot published140
Airfield Operations Specialists$28,670$13.7960
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$26,240$12.61170
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$25,230$12.13800
Animal Caretakers$28,550$13.731,160
Animal Control Workers$35,120$16.8990
Animal Trainers$37,080$17.83100
Anthropologists and Archeologists$54,340$26.1350
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$96,470$46.3880
Architectural and Civil Drafters$65,640$31.56330
Architectural and Engineering Managers$149,430$71.84420
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$71,200not published40
Art Directors$63,550$30.5630
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$73,280not published340
Artists and Related Workers, All Other$101,400$48.7550
Athletic Trainers$50,510not published110
Atmospheric and Space Scientists$80,690$38.8040
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$81,850not published40
Audio and Video Technicians$46,590$22.40200
Audiologists$79,990$38.46120
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$47,090$22.64670
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$37,660$18.114,490
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$28,260$13.59200
Baggage Porters and Bellhops$24,090$11.5850
Bailiffs$36,250$17.43160
Bakers$28,480$13.69750
Bartenders$29,630$14.243,340
Bicycle Repairers$41,960$20.1740
Bill and Account Collectors$43,960$21.14670
Billing and Posting Clerks$39,300$18.892,180
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$67,190not published220
Biological Scientists, All Other$84,590$40.67230
Biological Technicians$51,440$24.73100
Boilermakers$63,850$30.7030
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$42,890$20.627,620
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$46,600$22.40210
Bridge and Lock Tenders$65,460$31.4760
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$35,400$17.02130
Broadcast Technicians$27,310$13.13120
Brokerage Clerksnot publishednot published130
Budget Analysts$78,850$37.91180
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other$42,010$20.2060
Bus Drivers, School$33,360$16.044,690
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$39,260$18.87520
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$46,610$22.411,040
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$69,240$33.294,070
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$104,480not published420
Butchers and Meat Cutters$33,570$16.14600
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$75,670$36.381,130
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$42,400$20.38130
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$43,390$20.8660
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$85,290$41.00110
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$45,910$22.07350
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$65,200$31.35300
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$57,760not published1,000
Cargo and Freight Agents$49,100$23.60130
Carpenters$48,710$23.423,670
Carpet Installers$36,220$17.4250
Cashiers$26,370$12.6817,360
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$51,950$24.98760
Chefs and Head Cooks$61,100$29.38350
Chemical Engineers$129,210$62.12160
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$66,060$31.761,190
Chemical Plant and System Operators$81,710$39.28380
Chemical Technicians$58,750$28.24230
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$81,830not published90
Chemists$85,560$41.14180
Chief Executives$151,950$73.051,700
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$52,220$25.112,380
Childcare Workers$27,710$13.321,930
Chiropractors$83,160$39.9860
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$53,340$25.64520
Civil Engineers$86,930$41.791,300
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$67,290$32.351,340
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$29,390$14.131,260
Clergy$48,460$23.30290
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$61,810$29.721,800
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$77,040$37.04920
Coaches and Scouts$52,050not published910
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$42,950$20.65370
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$47,760$22.9670
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$38,190$18.36170
Commercial Pilots$105,950not published40
Commercial and Industrial Designers$73,030$35.11110
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$77,880not published110
Community Health Workers$37,950$18.25310
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$41,060$19.74510
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$48,080$23.12580
Compliance Officers$64,270$30.901,720
Computer Hardware Engineersnot publishednot published140
Computer Network Architects$122,520$58.91360
Computer Network Support Specialists$46,840$22.52600
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$49,630$23.86160
Computer Occupations, All Other$107,140$51.513,380
Computer Programmers$65,320$31.40140
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$73,880not published270
Computer Systems Analystsnot publishednot published1,030
Computer User Support Specialists$55,350$26.612,250
Computer and Information Systems Managers$139,820$67.221,100
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$38,720$18.61370
Concierges$35,130$16.8940
Conservation Scientists$69,910$33.61160
Construction Laborers$42,670$20.516,620
Construction Managers$95,740$46.03600
Construction and Building Inspectors$64,000$30.77540
Continuous Mining Machine Operators$77,570$37.29720
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$79,000$37.98610
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$62,830$30.21580
Cooks, Fast Food$23,120$11.1216,490
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$29,740$14.304,420
Cooks, Restaurant$29,590$14.236,450
Cooks, Short Order$27,440$13.19620
Correctional Officers and Jailers$52,890$25.432,980
Cost Estimators$77,480$37.25830
Counselors, All Other$44,810$21.55220
Counter and Rental Clerks$34,780$16.722,300
Couriers and Messengers$34,890$16.77240
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$56,790$27.3090
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$37,810$18.181,590
Crane and Tower Operators$54,830$26.36170
Credit Analysts$57,320$27.56220
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$46,480$22.3550
Credit Counselors$45,860$22.05150
Crematory Operators$43,840$21.0830
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$76,730not published90
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$32,800$15.771,190
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$58,760$28.25160
Customer Service Representatives$38,430$18.489,860
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$37,920$18.23160
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$43,070$20.71290
Data Entry Keyers$35,900$17.26660
Data Scientists$85,090$40.91390
Database Administrators$73,490$35.33240
Database Architectsnot publishednot published120
Dental Assistants$37,960$18.251,290
Dental Hygienists$73,840$35.501,250
Dental Laboratory Technicians$47,740$22.95not published
Dentists, All Other Specialists$235,370$113.1640
Dentists, General$170,370$81.91420
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas$50,640$24.3560
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$92,410$44.43220
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$76,820$36.93780
Dietetic Technicians$35,210$16.93260
Dietitians and Nutritionists$89,440$43.00520
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$27,150$13.051,170
Dishwashers$26,460$12.721,640
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$46,620$22.41880
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,060$21.66not published
Driver/Sales Workers$28,790$13.842,540
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$55,540$26.70240
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$91,170not published40
Editors$56,630$27.23260
Education Administrators, All Other$98,450$47.33not published
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$80,650not published1,480
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$84,660$40.701,520
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$63,270not published320
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$45,660$21.95290
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$37,230$17.90390
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$55,520$26.691,260
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$51,280$24.6670
Electrical Engineers$113,420$54.53500
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$83,810$40.291,260
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$85,440$41.08300
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$74,920$36.02220
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$97,600$46.9270
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$40,260$19.36560
Electricians$64,810$31.164,290
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles$51,890$24.9540
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$120,170$57.7890
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$55,630not published5,420
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$44,150$21.22250
Embalmers$54,060$25.9950
Emergency Management Directors$60,460$29.07120
Emergency Medical Technicians$34,360$16.52900
Emergency Medicine Physicians$491,230$236.17300
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$100,400not published240
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$81,330$39.10450
Engineers, All Other$118,800$57.11660
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$63,280not published250
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$47,310$22.75100
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$47,650$22.9140
Environmental Engineers$83,200$40.00370
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$52,590$25.28750
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$82,100$39.47250
Epidemiologists$70,540$33.91100
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$61,330$29.49650
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$63,820$30.68860
Exercise Physiologists$50,270$24.1760
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$38,120$18.33500
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$49,630$23.8650
Extraction Workers, All Other$63,550$30.55470
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,510$21.40540
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,690$24.37180
Facilities Managers$95,050$45.70610
Family Medicine Physicians$272,680$131.10320
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$46,240$22.2360
Farm and Home Management Educators$50,930$24.4950
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers$62,740$30.1650
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$31,050$14.93100
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$48,460$23.3040
Fast Food and Counter Workers$26,070$12.546,240
Fence Erectors$45,040$21.65170
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$39,450$18.9780
File Clerks$31,600$15.19260
Film and Video Editors$48,440$23.2930
Financial Clerks, All Other$41,550$19.97520
Financial Examiners$60,590$29.13240
Financial Managers$113,140$54.402,610
Financial Risk Specialists$94,350$45.3650
Financial Specialists, All Other$86,200$41.44920
Financial and Investment Analysts$69,030$33.19400
Fire Inspectors and Investigators$52,490$25.2470
Firefighters$37,350$17.96900
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$80,060$38.495,380
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$56,490$27.16230
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$36,230$17.42420
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$53,190$25.5770
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$55,380$26.63180
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$33,070$15.906,390
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$59,210$28.47270
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$41,450$19.93740
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$55,910$26.88390
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$71,360$34.314,070
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$62,970$30.27510
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$53,660$25.806,900
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$38,120$18.33400
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$74,280$35.71490
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$68,990$33.173,120
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$73,280$35.2360
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$39,740$19.117,420
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$45,850$22.04390
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$52,420$25.202,670
Fish and Game Wardens$62,530$30.06110
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$45,390$21.8230
Floral Designers$29,860$14.35250
Food Batchmakers$34,660$16.6770
Food Preparation Workers$28,360$13.632,960
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$21,640$10.4070
Food Processing Workers, All Other$37,750$18.15100
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$30,170$14.51460
Food Service Managers$54,800$26.351,230
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$76,340not published40
Forensic Science Technicians$63,330$30.45110
Forest and Conservation Technicians$54,600$26.25100
Foresters$62,550$30.07100
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary$84,450not published40
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$37,390$17.97not published
Fundraisers$54,760$26.33260
Fundraising Managers$74,400$35.77100
Funeral Attendants$31,410$15.10350
Funeral Home Managers$71,990$34.61150
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$45,690$21.9780
Furniture Finishers$41,600$20.00100
Gambling Cage Workers$30,490$14.6680
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers$22,080$10.61610
Gambling Dealers$25,100$12.07610
Gambling Managers$74,270$35.7150
Gambling Service Workers, All Other$19,030$9.15300
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators$35,150$16.9070
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners$19,740$9.49180
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators$65,050$31.27200
Gas Plant Operators$82,600$39.71420
General Internal Medicine Physicians$72,680$34.94630
General and Operations Managers$82,500$39.6615,300
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians$69,350$33.3460
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$76,060$36.5790
Glaziers$49,810$23.95140
Graphic Designers$40,350$19.40520
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$39,870$19.17not published
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,950$24.02200
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other$38,060$18.3080
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$34,480$16.581,020
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$46,390$22.30130
Health Education Specialists$62,760$30.17400
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$61,330$29.49100
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$60,300not published2,400
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$51,580$24.80760
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$76,700$36.87210
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Othernot publishednot published180
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$66,080$31.7780
Healthcare Social Workers$60,140$28.921,100
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$38,740$18.63780
Hearing Aid Specialists$35,110$16.8850
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$56,880$27.3570
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$48,850$23.491,690
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$49,480$23.7912,190
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$37,870$18.2150
Helpers--Carpenters$33,760$16.23320
Helpers--Electricians$33,680$16.19210
Helpers--Extraction Workers$77,180$37.11360
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$39,030$18.76340
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$35,930$17.27130
Helpers--Production Workers$39,190$18.84670
Highway Maintenance Workers$45,260$21.76730
History Teachers, Postsecondary$69,560not published90
Home Appliance Repairers$35,720$17.1780
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$28,010$13.4718,890
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$24,420$11.741,580
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$26,830$12.901,730
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$42,990$20.67480
Human Resources Managers$120,020$57.70510
Human Resources Specialists$66,860$32.143,130
Hydrologic Technicians$48,230$23.19not published
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$57,240$27.52140
Industrial Engineers$108,360$52.10850
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$61,710$29.673,150
Industrial Production Managers$111,760$53.731,000
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$41,670$20.031,400
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$54,950$26.42620
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$47,010$22.602,720
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$47,850$23.01570
Instructional Coordinators$69,600$33.46730
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$35,390$17.0170
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$74,200$35.6890
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$44,740$21.511,330
Insurance Sales Agents$45,480$21.861,430
Insurance Underwritersnot publishednot published190
Interior Designers$49,800$23.9490
Interpreters and Translatorsnot publishednot published120
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$36,480$17.542,480
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$30,980$14.909,340
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$46,370$22.2930
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$63,240$30.40350
Judicial Law Clerks$52,120$25.06260
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$58,790not published730
Labor Relations Specialists$88,020$42.32420
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$36,990$17.7911,300
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$32,240$15.503,340
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$53,660$25.8050
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$28,970$13.931,340
Lawyers$102,420$49.242,440
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,960$22.581,200
Legal Support Workers, All Other$55,890$26.87160
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$42,980$20.66610
Library Assistants, Clerical$30,800$14.81450
Library Technicians$30,300$14.57280
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$55,360$26.616,050
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$59,750$28.73230
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$24,670$11.86450
Light Truck Drivers$38,860$18.683,330
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining$74,950$36.041,250
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$42,490$20.43840
Loan Officers$57,580$27.681,290
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$56,690$27.2550
Locomotive Engineers$64,400$30.96340
Lodging Managers$72,800$35.00180
Log Graders and Scalers$43,040$20.6990
Logging Equipment Operators$36,130$17.37310
Logging Workers, All Other$41,790$20.09not published
Logisticians$71,590$34.42590
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$39,360$18.92180
Machinists$47,350$22.771,700
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$80,490$38.70190
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$28,090$13.516,110
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$35,140$16.89270
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$60,020$28.86790
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$38,890$18.708,060
Management Analysts$97,470$46.861,740
Managers, All Other$124,940$60.073,640
Manicurists and Pedicurists$38,260$18.40120
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers$26,690$12.8390
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$52,340$25.171,650
Marketing Managers$98,750$47.48300
Marriage and Family Therapists$55,700$26.7890
Massage Therapists$46,600$22.40250
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$69,370not published210
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$36,870$17.73220
Mechanical Door Repairers$45,840$22.0460
Mechanical Drafters$65,100$31.30140
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$47,660$22.91200
Mechanical Engineers$97,390$46.82760
Medical Assistants$37,180$17.874,540
Medical Dosimetrists$45,350$21.8160
Medical Equipment Preparers$44,830$21.55530
Medical Equipment Repairers$47,090$22.64380
Medical Records Specialists$47,360$22.771,260
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$82,690$39.76330
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$38,430$18.481,550
Medical Transcriptionists$37,440$18.0090
Medical and Health Services Managers$112,010$53.852,080
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$35,760$17.19300
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$50,070$24.07420
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$36,660$17.63750
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$56,290$27.0670
Meter Readers, Utilities$59,430$28.57280
Microbiologists$68,550$32.9640
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$57,210not published4,090
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,440$21.85120
Millwrights$67,270$32.34330
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers$97,960$47.10440
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$39,850$19.163,480
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$44,300$21.3090
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,020$24.53350
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$56,810$27.312,110
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$43,300$20.82260
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$42,500$20.43420
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$47,960$23.06180
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$31,790$15.28240
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$36,480$17.5440
Motorcycle Mechanics$37,450$18.00200
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$76,080$36.581,920
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners$38,920$18.7130
Natural Sciences Managers$138,010$66.35160
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$74,490$35.811,510
Neurologists$63,500$30.5360
New Accounts Clerks$38,520$18.52150
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$35,280$16.96190
Nuclear Medicine Technologists$76,460$36.76150
Nurse Anesthetists$278,530$133.91740
Nurse Practitioners$127,320$61.212,550
Nursing Assistants$36,720$17.669,390
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$62,210not published400
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$300,810$144.62100
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$86,560$41.621,020
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$81,470$39.17320
Occupational Therapists$96,190$46.25700
Occupational Therapy Assistants$60,370$29.02340
Office Clerks, General$35,020$16.849,430
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$43,140$20.7480
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$26,580$12.78590
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$51,300$24.667,830
Operations Research Analysts$64,100$30.82200
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$37,140$17.86not published
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$36,730$17.66260
Opticians, Dispensing$38,120$18.33350
Optometrists$118,010$56.74150
Order Clerks$45,320$21.79100
Orderlies$31,770$15.28250
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$597,740$287.38120
Orthotists and Prosthetists$80,860$38.8770
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$39,210$18.85130
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$46,410$22.31810
Packers and Packagers, Hand$28,740$13.821,140
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$44,230$21.26720
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$59,000$28.371,660
Paramedics$48,460$23.301,090
Parking Attendants$30,460$14.64150
Parking Enforcement Workers$30,490$14.6650
Parts Salespersons$36,800$17.691,880
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$51,230$24.63210
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$47,460$22.82580
Pediatricians, General$158,470$76.19140
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$33,320$16.02110
Personal Financial Advisors$80,010$38.47670
Pest Control Workers$37,510$18.03460
Petroleum Engineers$93,360$44.89380
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$83,910$40.34330
Pharmacists$133,430$64.152,260
Pharmacy Technicians$38,210$18.373,560
Phlebotomists$39,250$18.871,530
Photographers$36,110$17.36110
Physical Therapist Aides$34,840$16.75170
Physical Therapist Assistants$60,430$29.05980
Physical Therapists$96,600$46.441,310
Physician Assistants$128,610$61.831,080
Physicians, All Other$258,020$124.051,980
Physicians, Pathologists$400,070$192.3450
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$98,320not published50
Pipelayers$40,440$19.44180
Plant and System Operators, All Other$70,660$33.97120
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$56,980$27.391,830
Podiatrists$207,000$99.5250
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$56,960$27.392,900
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$77,420not published70
Postal Service Clerks$61,050$29.35890
Postal Service Mail Carriers$57,700$27.741,850
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470$28.11410
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$96,260$46.28180
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$65,260not published430
Power Distributors and Dispatchers$101,960$49.0250
Power Plant Operators$97,210$46.74170
Prepress Technicians and Workers$35,320$16.9850
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$32,480$15.622,190
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$28,400$13.6570
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$41,340$19.88280
Printing Press Operators$41,200$19.81470
Private Detectives and Investigators$46,410$22.31170
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$53,120$25.54890
Procurement Clerks$48,050$23.10520
Producers and Directors$46,660$22.43230
Production Workers, All Other$39,500$18.992,260
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$56,290$27.06750
Project Management Specialists$91,780$44.132,520
Proofreaders and Copy Markers$36,730$17.6650
Property Appraisers and Assessors$44,940$21.61470
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$54,860$26.381,130
Protective Service Workers, All Other$43,700$21.01170
Psychiatric Aides$37,910$18.22220
Psychiatric Technicians$34,100$16.39770
Psychiatrists$63,320$30.4490
Psychologists, All Other$46,350$22.28230
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$74,280not published150
Public Relations Managers$82,380$39.6170
Public Relations Specialists$56,730$27.27350
Public Safety Telecommunicators$40,490$19.46880
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$61,450$29.54not published
Purchasing Managers$147,220$70.78180
Radiation Therapists$71,590$34.42120
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$62,170$29.89120
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$74,150$35.651,810
Radiologists$471,650$226.75360
Rail Car Repairers$50,800$24.42100
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers$91,380$43.9340
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators$56,660$27.24270
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers$46,900$22.55120
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$55,180$26.53320
Real Estate Brokers$58,960$28.35140
Real Estate Sales Agents$59,050$28.39370
Receptionists and Information Clerks$31,920$15.345,470
Recreation Workers$29,710$14.281,410
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$66,440not published100
Recreational Therapists$49,010$23.56130
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$35,920$17.2770
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$35,840$17.231,000
Registered Nurses$80,130$38.5223,430
Rehabilitation Counselors$48,050$23.10470
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$34,030$16.36100
Residential Advisors$31,840$15.311,180
Respiratory Therapists$68,670$33.011,140
Retail Salespersons$28,950$13.9219,050
Roof Bolters, Mining$79,400$38.17970
Roofers$51,170$24.60440
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas$57,020$27.41240
Sailors and Marine Oilers$47,370$22.77100
Sales Engineers$135,260$65.0340
Sales Managers$94,830$45.591,110
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$50,240$24.152,130
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$63,560$30.563,220
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$97,230$46.75760
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$30,790$14.81180
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$35,590$17.11360
School Psychologists$75,220$36.16250
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$56,610not published3,590
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$40,370$19.418,820
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$50,050$24.06930
Security Guards$28,800$13.855,200
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$51,100$24.57260
Self-Enrichment Teachers$45,010$21.64540
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$35,870$17.25110
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$36,200$17.4170
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$56,250$27.04580
Sewing Machine Operators$29,320$14.10180
Sheet Metal Workers$72,390$34.81540
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$39,940$19.202,660
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$27,950$13.441,000
Skincare Specialists$38,030$18.2880
Social Science Research Assistants$51,140$24.59550
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$63,360not published40
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$94,520$45.44190
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$76,320not published80
Social Workers, All Other$62,590$30.09680
Social and Community Service Managers$62,060$29.84820
Social and Human Service Assistants$39,290$18.893,320
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$77,380not published60
Software Developers$121,000$58.182,650
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$62,300$29.95390
Special Education Teachers, All Other$39,920not published530
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$50,380not published1,690
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$56,440not published1,080
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$55,390not published840
Special Effects Artists and Animators$60,940$29.3040
Speech-Language Pathologists$80,970$38.93880
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$53,340$25.6440
Statisticians$84,660$40.7090
Stockers and Order Fillers$34,510$16.5912,520
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$71,850$34.54150
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$46,880$22.54180
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$49,430$23.762,100
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$49,020$23.574,840
Surgeons, All Other$468,210$225.10240
Surgical Assistants$50,870$24.46280
Surgical Technologists$49,110$23.61580
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$48,530$23.33370
Surveyors$61,520$29.58630
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$37,430$18.00110
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$54,750$26.3290
Tapers$41,600$20.0030
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$50,730$24.39290
Tax Preparers$35,880$17.25330
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$64,140not published660
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$29,800not published5,110
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$35,960not published40
Technical Writersnot publishednot published130
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$63,560$30.56820
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$89,690$43.121,270
Telemarketers$33,370$16.04440
Tellers$34,560$16.622,620
Therapists, All Other$67,580$32.49not published
Tile and Stone Setters$50,900$24.4750
Tire Repairers and Changers$29,880$14.37640
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$77,230$37.13350
Tool and Die Makers$46,190$22.2140
Tour and Travel Guides$28,570$13.74270
Traffic Technicians$53,400$25.6770
Training and Development Managersnot publishednot published120
Training and Development Specialists$64,960$31.231,710
Transportation Inspectors$58,670$28.2190
Transportation Security Screeners$63,130$30.3590
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$98,230$47.23530
Travel Agents$44,760$21.52250
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$49,140$23.621,420
Tutors$44,070$21.19280
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials$46,490not published50
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other$65,610$31.54240
Urban and Regional Planners$61,390$29.51160
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$23,400$11.25300
Veterinarians$128,990$62.01390
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$32,350$15.55730
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$37,700$18.13400
Waiters and Waitresses$35,380$17.018,600
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$47,560$22.871,100
Web Developers$78,240$37.62400
Web and Digital Interface Designers$71,880$34.56200
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$31,210$15.01330
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$48,810$23.462,100
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,460$22.34120
Wellhead Pumpers$52,170$25.08660
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$40,020$19.24280
Word Processors and Typists$36,060$17.3480
Writers and Authors$64,410$30.97110

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in West Virginia

By median pay, West Virginia is number 49 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $26,070 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $98,220. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $31,530 to $64,940. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $56,470, 25% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 701,610 jobs counted here are 0.5% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in West Virginia are Office and Administrative Support (80,580 jobs, 12%), Healthcare Practitioners and Technical (64,040 jobs, 9%), Food Preparation and Serving Related (60,780 jobs, 9%) and Transportation and Material Moving (59,580 jobs, 9%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Roof Bolters, Mining (99.8 times the national share), Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining (46.6 times the national share) and Continuous Mining Machine Operators (11.4 times the national share). The table on this page lists 629 occupations; for 11 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 152 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 5 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 142 pay less and 5 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic ($76,080 here, $47,180 nationally), Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers ($89,690 here, $74,330 nationally) and Substitute Teachers, Short-Term ($49,020 here, $41,670 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary ($60,300 here, $107,310 nationally), Sales Managers ($94,830 here, $148,270 nationally) and Lawyers ($102,420 here, $159,670 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in West Virginia

What is the median salary in West Virginia?

The median pay of all employees in West Virginia was $45,300 a year ($21.78 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in West Virginia?

Registered Nurses, with 23,430 jobs and a median pay of $80,130 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in West Virginia?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric ($597,740), Emergency Medicine Physicians ($491,230) and Radiologists ($471,650).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

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