What jobs pay in West Virginia

$56,470avg. a year, all jobs
$27.15 an hour · 701,610 employed

Average and median pay for 90 jobs in West Virginia, with pay by metro area. All figures are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025.

Top-paying jobs in West Virginia

Average annual pay, May 2025 (jobs on this site)

Average pay by state, all jobs

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Under $61k$61k–$65k$65k–$72k$72k+West Virginia

West Virginia metro areas

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Pay for 90 jobs in West Virginia

Sorted by number of jobs. Jobs with too few workers or too little survey data in West Virginia aren't listed.

JobAvg. payJobs
Registered Nurses$86,97023,430
Retail Salespersons$31,23019,050
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$27,76018,890
Cashiers$26,55017,360
Cooks, Fast Food$24,72016,490
General and Operations Managers$101,61015,300
Stockers and Order Fillers$34,58012,520
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$52,44012,190
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,49011,300
Customer Service Representatives$42,4309,860
Office Clerks, General$36,5609,430
Nursing Assistants$37,4909,390
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$33,1909,340
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$41,9908,820
Waiters and Waitresses$38,3508,600
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$44,1608,060
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$54,4807,830
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$43,8507,620
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$44,6207,420
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$57,1606,900
Construction Laborers$45,5506,620
Cooks, Restaurant$30,9506,450
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$35,8306,390
Fast Food and Counter Workers$26,7806,240
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$29,0606,110
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$56,1906,050
Receptionists and Information Clerks$32,9605,470
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$54,8905,420
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$86,7805,380
Security Guards$31,3205,200
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$31,5605,110
Accountants and Auditors$78,0204,900
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$54,0104,840
Bus Drivers, School$33,3904,690
Medical Assistants$38,0904,540
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$44,0804,490
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$31,4704,420
Electricians$67,8404,290
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$56,2104,090
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$77,0904,070
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$76,8904,070
Carpenters$50,5403,670
Managers, All Other$131,3603,640
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$56,6303,590
Pharmacy Technicians$40,2503,560
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$40,3403,480
Computer Occupations, All Other$114,3003,380
Bartenders$37,9103,340
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$33,8703,340
Light Truck Drivers$46,5303,330
Social and Human Service Assistants$41,2003,320
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$75,7903,220
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$65,1303,150
Human Resources Specialists$74,0403,130
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,1603,120
Correctional Officers and Jailers$56,6702,980
Food Preparation Workers$28,4502,960
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$55,9002,900
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$52,2402,720
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$58,2902,670
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$44,2402,660
Software Developers$118,4102,650
Tellers$33,9502,620
Financial Managers$127,9102,610
Nurse Practitioners$126,7802,550
Driver/Sales Workers$35,5802,540
Project Management Specialists$97,3402,520
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$36,5102,480
Lawyers$123,2102,440
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$77,4902,400
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$52,6102,380
Counter and Rental Clerks$35,5802,300
Pharmacists$131,3002,260
Production Workers, All Other$40,8802,260
Computer User Support Specialists$59,2802,250
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$37,6502,190
Billing and Posting Clerks$41,8802,180
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$65,5002,130
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$57,4902,110
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$53,8202,100
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$53,3502,100
Medical and Health Services Managers$136,0502,080
Physicians, All Other$228,8701,980
Childcare Workers$27,3101,930
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$65,2101,920
Administrative Services Managers$89,1101,890
Parts Salespersons$39,0201,880
Postal Service Mail Carriers$60,1701,850
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$58,7801,830
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$73,7801,810
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.