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
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$59,090	170	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$59,010	310	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$58,940	260	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$58,940	260	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$58,490	90	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$58,470	110	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$58,390	180	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$57,710	180	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$57,670	1,070	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$57,640	940	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$57,520	40	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$57,460	510	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$57,460	510	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$57,320	40	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$57,240	150	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$57,220	50	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$57,020	590	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$56,970	480	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$56,200	130	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$55,890	60	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$55,800	330	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$55,580	220	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$55,430	60	View salary detail
Statisticians	$55,340	40	View salary detail
Biostatisticians	$55,340	40	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$54,790	90	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$54,780	480	View salary detail
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$54,750	50	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$54,640	210	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$54,520	480	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$54,520	480	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$54,520	480	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$54,520	480	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$54,520	480	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$54,520	480	View salary detail
Coroners	$54,520	480	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$54,370	670	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$54,180	210	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$53,960	140	View salary detail
Wellhead Pumpers	$53,390	60	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$53,100	70	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$53,070	600	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$52,670	70	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$52,330	60	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$52,210	110	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$52,210	110	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$52,210	110	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$52,210	110	View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$52,210	90	View salary detail
Judicial Law Clerks	$52,120	40	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.