Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Charleston, WV

423 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Charleston, WV for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$65,260	90	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,090	70	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$65,060	60	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$65,000	330	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$64,990	70	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$64,840	70	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,840	40	View salary detail
Electricians	$64,830	480	View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters	$64,730	90	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$64,620	480	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$64,280	—	View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,150	30	View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians	$63,920	80	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$63,740	80	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$63,720	100	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$63,720	100	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$63,560	330	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$63,560	160	View salary detail
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$63,540	330	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$63,130	100	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$63,130	100	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$63,130	100	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$63,020	80	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$62,820	70	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$62,300	—	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$62,270	230	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$62,260	150	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$62,070	240	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$61,680	40	View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$61,650	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$61,530	310	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$61,500	540	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$61,380	110	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$60,920	70	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$60,920	160	View salary detail
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$60,680	60	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$60,440	80	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$60,420	30	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$60,420	30	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$60,420	30	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$60,160	80	View salary detail
Surveyors	$60,160	80	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$59,920	320	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$59,550	710	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$59,550	710	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$59,550	710	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$59,550	710	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$59,550	710	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$59,490	360	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$59,330	70	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.