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
Endoscopy Technicians	$37,130	60	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$37,130	60	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$37,130	60	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$37,030	150	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$37,000	40	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$36,950	270	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$36,900	1,190	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$36,610	110	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$36,460	40	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$36,250	1,380	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$35,800	1,400	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$35,500	360	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$35,410	70	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$35,150	130	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$35,110	80	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$34,840	100	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$34,560	50	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$34,560	50	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$34,540	740	View salary detail
Tellers	$34,480	350	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$34,300	30	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$32,850	80	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$32,830	1,300	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$32,810	800	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$32,770	110	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$32,450	220	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$32,390	230	View salary detail
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$32,180	30	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$32,070	90	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$31,950	40	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$31,560	170	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$31,060	50	View salary detail
Bartenders	$30,900	350	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$30,870	50	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$30,810	—	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$30,630	360	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$30,450	930	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$30,330	60	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,330	1,490	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$30,050	660	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$29,890	50	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$29,850	220	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$29,550	170	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$29,450	770	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$29,280	760	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$29,190	40	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$29,090	190	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$29,050	2,650	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$28,430	30	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$28,420	120	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.