West Virginia
State · 2024 BLS OEWS data
$49,715
Median Annual Wage
+30% since 2014
666,160
Total Workers
624
Occupations Tracked
West Virginia is a State with 624 tracked occupations and an estimated 666,160 total workers. Wages grew an average of 38.1% from 2014 to 2024, with Management Occupations and Architecture and Engineering Occupations offering the highest median salaries.
Wages by Occupation Group
Top Occupations
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | $234,960 |
| Dentists, All Other Specialists | $231,860 |
| Physicians, All Other | $228,680 |
| Dermatologists | $215,740 |
| Chief Executives | $181,930 |
| Pediatricians, General | $181,410 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | $170,750 |
| Anesthesiologists | $168,390 |
| Database Architects | $157,590 |
| Dentists, General | $147,440 |
Job Market Trends
2014 → 2024
+38.1%
avg wage growth since 2014
-0.1%
employment change since 2014
Fastest Wage Growth
| Interpreters and Translators Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
+172.6%
$23,390 → $63,750
|
| Legislators Management Occupations |
+145.8%
$19,120 → $46,990
|
| Meter Readers, Utilities Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
+145.4%
$24,540 → $60,230
|
| Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
+144.6%
$38,550 → $94,310
|
| Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations |
+138.1%
$19,050 → $45,350
|
Most Jobs Added
| Cooks, Fast Food Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations |
+900.0%
1,470 → 15,590
|
| Tree Trimmers and Pruners Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations |
+700.0%
160 → 1,350
|
| Print Binding and Finishing Workers Production Occupations |
+600.0%
40 → 310
|
| Judicial Law Clerks Legal Occupations |
+500.0%
40 → 250
|
| Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Production Occupations |
+500.0%
30 → 190
|
Wage Declines
| Psychologists, All Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
-50.9%
$85,400 → $41,900
|
| Special Education Teachers, All Other Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
-40.5%
$52,270 → $31,100
|
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Production Occupations |
-27.4%
$42,770 → $31,060
|
| Transportation Inspectors Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
-24.7%
$67,380 → $50,770
|
| Producers and Directors Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
-20.2%
$49,090 → $39,150
|
Wage Trends in West Virginia
View data table
| Year | Median Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| 2024 latest | $49,715 |
| 2023 | $47,690 |
| 2022 | $46,110 |
| 2021 | $45,630 |
| 2020 | $42,580 |
| 2019 | $42,670 |
| 2018 | $41,370 |
| 2017 | $41,325 |
| 2016 | $39,780 |
| 2015 | $38,950 |
| 2014 | $38,230 |
Metro Areas in West Virginia
BLS tracks 7 metropolitan statistical areas within this state.