What is the average salary in West Virginia?

$56,180a year

Average yearly pay across 618 jobs with official data in West Virginia, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $27.01
Jobs with data: 618
Workers counted: 692,070

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Orthopedic Surgeon	$597,700
Emergency Medicine Physician	$491,200
Radiologist	$471,700
Surgeon	$468,200
Physician	$400,100
Obstetrician and Gynecologist	$300,800
Nurse Anesthetist	$278,500
Family Medicine Physician	$272,700
Physician	$258,000
Dentist	$235,400

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

Registered Nurse	$80,130
Retail Salesperson	$28,950
Home Health and Personal Care Aide	$28,010
Cashier	$26,370
Cook	$23,120
General and Operations Manager	$82,500
Stocker and Order Filler	$34,510
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver	$49,480
Laborer and Freight	$36,990
Customer Service Representative	$38,430

Management

Administrative Services Manager$84,820
Architectural and Engineering Manager$149,400
Chief Executive$152,000
Computer and Information Systems Manager$139,800
Construction Manager$95,740
Education Administrator$80,650
Education Administrator$84,660
Education Administrator$98,450
Education and Childcare Administrator$45,660
Emergency Management Director$60,460
Entertainment and Recreation Manager$47,310
Facilities Manager$95,050
Farmer$62,740
Financial Manager$113,100
Food Service Manager$54,800
Fundraising Manager$74,400
Funeral Home Manager$71,990
Gambling Manager$74,270
General and Operations Manager$82,500
Human Resources Manager$120,000
Industrial Production Manager$111,800
Lodging Manager$72,800
Manager$124,900
Marketing Manager$98,750
Medical and Health Services Manager$112,000
Natural Sciences Manager$138,000
Postmaster and Mail Superintendent$96,260
Property$54,860
Public Relations Manager$82,380
Purchasing Manager$147,200
Sales Manager$94,830
Social and Community Service Manager$62,060
Transportation$98,230

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$73,320
Budget Analyst$78,850
Business Operations Specialist$69,240
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$75,670
Claims Adjuster$67,290
Compensation$48,080
Compliance Officer$64,270
Cost Estimator$77,480
Credit Analyst$57,320
Credit Counselor$45,860
Financial and Investment Analyst$69,030
Financial Examiner$60,590
Financial Risk Specialist$94,350
Financial Specialist$86,200
Fundraiser$54,760
Human Resources Specialist$66,860
Labor Relations Specialist$88,020
Loan Officer$57,580
Logistician$71,590
Management Analyst$97,470
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$52,340
Meeting$35,760
Personal Financial Advisor$80,010
Project Management Specialist$91,780
Property Appraiser and Assessor$44,940
Tax Examiner and Collector$50,730
Tax Preparer$35,880
Training and Development Specialist$64,960

Computer and mathematical

Computer Network Architect$122,500
Computer Network Support Specialist$46,840
Computer Occupation$107,100
Computer Programmer$65,320
Computer User Support Specialist$55,350
Data Scientist$85,090
Database Administrator$73,490
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$74,490
Operations Research Analyst$64,100
Software Developer$121,000
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$62,300
Statistician$84,660
Web and Digital Interface Designer$71,880
Web Developer$78,240

Architecture and engineering

Architect$96,470
Architectural and Civil Drafter$65,640
Chemical Engineer$129,200
Civil Engineer$86,930
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$53,340
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$85,440
Electrical Engineer$113,400
Electronics Engineer$120,200
Engineer$118,800
Engineering Technologist and Technician$81,330
Environmental Engineer$83,200
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician$47,650
Health and Safety Engineer$76,700
Industrial Engineer$108,400
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician$57,240
Mechanical Drafter$65,100
Mechanical Engineer$97,390
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician$47,660
Mining and Geological Engineer$97,960
Petroleum Engineer$93,360
Surveying and Mapping Technician$48,530
Surveyor$61,520

Life, physical, and social science

Anthropologist and Archeologist$54,340
Atmospheric and Space Scientist$80,690
Biological Scientist$84,590
Biological Technician$51,440
Chemical Technician$58,750
Chemist$85,560
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$77,040
Conservation Scientist$69,910
Environmental Science and Protection Technician$52,590
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$82,100
Epidemiologist$70,540
Forensic Science Technician$63,330
Forest and Conservation Technician$54,600
Forester$62,550
Geological Technician$69,350
Geoscientist$76,060
Hydrologic Technician$48,230
Life$59,750
Medical Scientist$82,690
Microbiologist$68,550
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$86,560
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$81,470
Psychologist$46,350
School Psychologist$75,220
Social Science Research Assistant$51,140
Social Scientist and Related Worker$94,520
Urban and Regional Planner$61,390

Community and social service

Child$52,220
Clergy$48,460
Community and Social Service Specialist$41,060
Community Health Worker$37,950
Counselor$44,810
Educational$55,520
Health Education Specialist$62,760
Healthcare Social Worker$60,140
Marriage and Family Therapist$55,700
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$50,070
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist$53,120
Rehabilitation Counselor$48,050
Social and Human Service Assistant$39,290
Social Worker$62,590
Substance Abuse$49,430

Legal

Educational instruction and library

Adult Basic Education$65,050
Area$71,200
Art$73,280
Atmospheric$81,850
Biological Science Teacher$67,190
Business Teacher$104,500
Career/Technical Education Teacher$65,200
Career/Technical Education Teacher$57,760
Chemistry Teacher$81,830
Communications Teacher$77,880
Computer Science Teacher$73,880
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher$76,730
Economics Teacher$91,170
Education Teacher$63,270
Educational Instruction and Library Worker$37,230
Elementary School Teacher$55,630
Engineering Teacher$100,400
English Language and Literature Teacher$63,280
Farm and Home Management Educator$50,930
Foreign Language and Literature Teacher$76,340
Forestry and Conservation Science Teacher$84,450
Health Specialties Teacher$60,300
History Teacher$69,560
Instructional Coordinator$69,600
Kindergarten Teacher$58,790
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$42,980
Library Technician$30,300
Mathematical Science Teacher$69,370
Middle School Teacher$57,210
Nursing Instructor and Teacher$62,210
Physics Teacher$98,320
Political Science Teacher$77,420
Postsecondary Teacher$65,260
Preschool Teacher$32,480
Psychology Teacher$74,280
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teacher$66,440
Secondary School Teacher$56,610
Self-Enrichment Teacher$45,010
Social Sciences Teacher$63,360
Social Work Teacher$76,320
Sociology Teacher$77,380
Special Education Teacher$50,380
Special Education Teacher$56,440
Special Education Teacher$55,390
Special Education Teacher$39,920
Substitute Teacher$49,020
Teacher and Instructor$64,140
Teaching Assistant$35,960
Teaching Assistant$29,800
Tutor$44,070

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Art Director$63,550
Artist and Related Worker$101,400
Audio and Video Technician$46,590
Broadcast Announcer and Radio Disc Jockey$35,400
Broadcast Technician$27,310
Camera Operator$43,390
Coach and Scout$52,050
Commercial and Industrial Designer$73,030
Court Reporter and Simultaneous Captioner$56,790
Editor$56,630
Film and Video Editor$48,440
Floral Designer$29,860
Graphic Designer$40,350
Interior Designer$49,800
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$36,660
News Analyst$35,280
Photographer$36,110
Producer and Director$46,660
Public Relations Specialist$56,730
Special Effects Artist and Animator$60,940
Umpire$46,490
Writer and Author$64,410

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Athletic Trainer$50,510
Audiologist$79,990
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$45,910
Chiropractor$83,160
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$61,810
Dental Hygienist$73,840
Dentist$170,400
Dentist$235,400
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$76,820
Dietetic Technician$35,210
Dietitian and Nutritionist$89,440
Emergency Medical Technician$34,360
Emergency Medicine Physician$491,200
Exercise Physiologist$50,270
Family Medicine Physician$272,700
General Internal Medicine Physician$72,680
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$61,330
Health Technologist and Technician$51,580
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker$66,080
Hearing Aid Specialist$35,110
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$55,360
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$80,490
Medical Dosimetrist$45,350
Medical Records Specialist$47,360
Neurologist$63,500
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$76,460
Nurse Anesthetist$278,500
Nurse Practitioner$127,300
Obstetrician and Gynecologist$300,800
Occupational Therapist$96,190
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$36,730
Optician$38,120
Optometrist$118,000
Orthopedic Surgeon$597,700
Orthotist and Prosthetist$80,860
Paramedic$48,460
Pediatrician$158,500
Pharmacist$133,400
Pharmacy Technician$38,210
Physical Therapist$96,600
Physician$400,100
Physician$258,000
Physician Assistant$128,600
Podiatrist$207,000
Psychiatric Technician$34,100
Psychiatrist$63,320
Radiation Therapist$71,590
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$74,150
Radiologist$471,700
Recreational Therapist$49,010
Registered Nurse$80,130
Respiratory Therapist$68,670
Speech-Language Pathologist$80,970
Surgeon$468,200
Surgical Assistant$50,870
Surgical Technologist$49,110
Therapist$67,580
Veterinarian$129,000
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$37,700

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$37,960
Healthcare Support Worker$38,740
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$28,010
Massage Therapist$46,600
Medical Assistant$37,180
Medical Equipment Preparer$44,830
Medical Transcriptionist$37,440
Nursing Assistant$36,720
Occupational Therapy Assistant$60,370
Orderly$31,770
Phlebotomist$39,250
Physical Therapist Aide$34,840
Physical Therapist Assistant$60,430
Psychiatric Aide$37,910
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$32,350

Protective service

Animal Control Worker$35,120
Bailiff$36,250
Correctional Officer and Jailer$52,890
Crossing Guard and Flagger$32,800
Detective and Criminal Investigator$92,410
Fire Inspector and Investigator$52,490
Firefighter$37,350
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer$56,490
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker$55,380
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detective$74,280
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Worker$73,280
First-Line Supervisors of Security Worker$45,850
Fish and Game Warden$62,530
Gambling Surveillance Officer and Gambling Investigator$35,150
Lifeguard$24,670
Parking Enforcement Worker$30,490
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer$56,960
Private Detective and Investigator$46,410
Protective Service Worker$43,700
Security Guard$28,800
Transportation Security Screener$63,130

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$29,630
Chef and Head Cook$61,100
Cook$23,120
Cook$29,740
Cook$29,590
Cook$27,440
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$27,150
Dishwasher$26,460
Fast Food and Counter Worker$26,070
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$33,070
Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker$21,640
Food Preparation Worker$28,360
Food Server$30,170
Host and Hostess$24,420
Waiter and Waitress$35,380

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

Building Cleaning Worker$42,010
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$41,450
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$55,910
Grounds Maintenance Worker$38,060
Janitor and Cleaner$30,980
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$32,240
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$28,090
Pest Control Worker$37,510
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$49,140

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$25,230
Animal Caretaker$28,550
Animal Trainer$37,080
Baggage Porter and Bellhop$24,090
Childcare Worker$27,710
Concierge$35,130
Crematory Operator$43,840
Embalmer$54,060
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$38,120
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$36,230
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Worker$59,210
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$38,120
Funeral Attendant$31,410
Gambling and Sports Book Writer and Runner$19,740
Gambling Dealer$25,100
Gambling Service Worker$19,030
Hairdresser$34,480
Manicurist and Pedicurist$38,260
Mortician$47,960
Personal Care and Service Worker$33,320
Recreation Worker$29,710
Residential Advisor$31,840
Skincare Specialist$38,030
Tour and Travel Guide$28,570
Usher$23,400

Sales and related

Advertising Sales Agent$44,700
Cashier$26,370
Counter and Rental Clerk$34,780
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$62,970
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$39,740
Gambling Change Person and Booth Cashier$22,080
Insurance Sales Agent$45,480
Parts Salesperson$36,800
Real Estate Broker$58,960
Real Estate Sales Agent$59,050
Retail Salesperson$28,950
Sale and Related Worker$30,790
Sales Engineer$135,300
Sales Representative$97,230
Sales Representative$63,560
Sales Representatives of Service$50,240
Security$50,050
Telemarketer$33,370
Travel Agent$44,760

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$43,960
Billing and Posting Clerk$39,300
Bookkeeping$42,890
Cargo and Freight Agent$49,100
Courier and Messenger$34,890
Court$37,810
Credit Authorizer$46,480
Customer Service Representative$38,430
Data Entry Keyer$35,900
Dispatcher$46,620
Eligibility Interviewer$44,150
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$63,820
File Clerk$31,600
Financial Clerk$41,550
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$53,660
Gambling Cage Worker$30,490
Hotel$26,830
Human Resources Assistant$42,990
Information and Record Clerk$54,950
Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk$44,740
Interviewer$36,480
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$46,960
Library Assistant$30,800
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$42,490
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$35,140
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$38,430
Meter Reader$59,430
New Accounts Clerk$38,520
Office and Administrative Support Worker$26,580
Office Clerk$35,020
Office Machine Operator$43,140
Order Clerk$45,320
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$47,460
Postal Service Clerk$61,050
Postal Service Mail Carrier$57,700
Postal Service Mail Sorter$58,470
Procurement Clerk$48,050
Production$56,290
Proofreader and Copy Marker$36,730
Public Safety Telecommunicator$40,490
Receptionist and Information Clerk$31,920
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk$34,030
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$40,370
Shipping$39,940
Switchboard Operator$37,430
Teller$34,560
Weigher$31,210
Word Processor and Typist$36,060

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Agricultural Worker$24,960
Farmworker$48,460
Farmworker and Laborer$31,050
First-Line Supervisors of Farming$53,190
Log Grader and Scaler$43,040
Logging Equipment Operator$36,130
Logging Worker$41,790

Construction and extraction

Boilermaker$63,850
Brickmason and Blockmason$46,600
Carpenter$48,710
Carpet Installer$36,220
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$51,950
Construction and Building Inspector$64,000
Construction Laborer$42,670
Continuous Mining Machine Operator$77,570
Derrick Operator$50,640
Earth Driller$55,540
Electrician$64,810
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator$61,330
Explosives Worker$49,630
Extraction Worker$63,550
Fence Erector$45,040
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$80,060
Floor Layer$45,390
Glazier$49,810
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$46,390
Helpers--Brickmason$37,870
Helpers--Carpenter$33,760
Helpers--Electrician$33,680
Helpers--Extraction Worker$77,180
Helpers--Pipelayer$35,930
Highway Maintenance Worker$45,260
Insulation Worker$35,390
Insulation Worker$74,200
Loading and Moving Machine Operator$74,950
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Worker$44,300
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$51,300
Painter$44,230
Paving$51,230
Pipelayer$40,440
Plumber$56,980
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operator$56,660
Roof Bolter$79,400
Roofer$51,170
Rotary Drill Operator$57,020
Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner$36,200
Service Unit Operator$56,250
Sheet Metal Worker$72,390
Structural Iron and Steel Worker$71,850
Taper$41,600
Tile and Stone Setter$50,900
Underground Mining Machine Operator$65,610

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$45,470
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$47,090
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$37,660
Bicycle Repairer$41,960
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$46,610
Coin$38,190
Computer$38,720
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$79,000
Electric Motor$51,280
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$74,920
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$97,600
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$83,810
Electronic Equipment Installer and Repairer$51,890
Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician$46,240
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$71,360
Heating$48,850
Helpers--Installation$39,030
Home Appliance Repairer$35,720
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$61,710
Installation$47,850
Locksmith and Safe Repairer$56,690
Maintenance and Repair Worker$38,890
Maintenance Worker$60,020
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installer$26,690
Mechanical Door Repairer$45,840
Medical Equipment Repairer$47,090
Millwright$67,270
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$56,810
Motorboat Mechanic and Service Technician$36,480
Motorcycle Mechanic$37,450
Musical Instrument Repairer and Tuner$38,920
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$39,210
Radio$62,170
Rail Car Repairer$50,800
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician$35,920
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$51,100
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$63,560
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$89,690
Tire Repairer and Changer$29,880

Production

Baker$28,480
Butcher and Meat Cutter$33,570
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$42,400
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender$66,060
Chemical Plant and System Operator$81,710
Coating$42,950
Coil Winder$47,760
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$49,630
Crushing$58,760
Cutting$43,070
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$37,920
Dental Laboratory Technician$47,740
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setter$45,060
Electrical$40,260
Extruding$50,690
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter$44,510
Fiberglass Laminator and Fabricator$39,450
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$68,990
Food Batchmaker$34,660
Food Processing Worker$37,750
Forging Machine Setter$37,390
Furnace$45,690
Furniture Finisher$41,600
Gas Plant Operator$82,600
Grinding$49,950
Grinding and Polishing Worker$39,870
Heat Treating Equipment Setter$56,880
Helpers--Production Worker$39,190
Inspector$47,010
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker$46,370
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setter$53,660
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$28,970
Machinist$47,350
Meat$36,870
Metal-Refining Furnace Operator and Tender$56,290
Milling and Planing Machine Setter$45,440
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$39,850
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$51,020
Molder$43,300
Molding$42,500
Multiple Machine Tool Setter$76,080
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician$37,140
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$46,410
Petroleum Pump System Operator$83,910
Plant and System Operator$70,660
Power Distributor and Dispatcher$102,000
Power Plant Operator$97,210
Prepress Technician and Worker$35,320
Presser$28,400
Print Binding and Finishing Worker$41,340
Printing Press Operator$41,200
Production Worker$39,500
Sawing Machine Setter$35,590
Separating$35,870
Sewing Machine Operator$29,320
Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator$53,340
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter$46,880
Tool and Die Maker$46,190
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$47,560
Welder$48,810
Welding$46,460
Woodworking Machine Setter$40,020

Transportation and material moving

Aircraft Service Attendant$30,840
Airfield Operations Specialist$28,670
Ambulance Driver and Attendant$26,240
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$28,260
Bridge and Lock Tender$65,460
Bus Driver$33,360
Bus Driver$39,260
Captain$85,290
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$29,390
Commercial Pilot$106,000
Conveyor Operator and Tender$62,830
Crane and Tower Operator$54,830
Driver/Sales Worker$28,790
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$52,420
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operator$65,050
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$49,480
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$41,670
Laborer and Freight$36,990
Light Truck Driver$38,860
Locomotive Engineer$64,400
Machine Feeder and Offbearer$39,360
Motor Vehicle Operator$31,790
Packer and Packager$28,740
Parking Attendant$30,460
Pump Operator$61,450
Rail Yard Engineer$91,380
Railroad Brake$46,900
Railroad Conductor and Yardmaster$55,180
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$35,840
Sailor and Marine Oiler$47,370
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$27,950
Stocker and Order Filler$34,510
Tank Car$54,750
Traffic Technician$53,400
Transportation Inspector$58,670
Wellhead Pumper$52,170

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in West Virginia?

About $56,180 a year ($27.01 an hour): the average of the 618 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in West Virginia?

Orthopedic Surgeon ($597,700), Emergency Medicine Physician ($491,200), Radiologist ($471,700).

What are the most common jobs in West Virginia?

Registered Nurse (23,430 jobs), Retail Salesperson (19,050 jobs), Home Health and Personal Care Aide (18,890 jobs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): pay in May 2025, published by BLS in 2026. Hourly pay is the yearly figure divided by 2,080 hours.