Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in West Virginia

734 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in West Virginia for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$97,230	760	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$97,210	170	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$97,210	170	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$97,210	170	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$96,600	1,310	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$96,470	80	View salary detail
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$96,260	180	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$96,190	700	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$96,190	700	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$95,740	600	View salary detail
Security Managers	$95,050	610	View salary detail
Facilities Managers	$95,050	610	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$94,830	1,110	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$94,520	190	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$94,520	190	View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists	$94,350	50	View salary detail
Petroleum Engineers	$93,360	380	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$92,410	220	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$92,410	220	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$92,410	220	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$91,780	2,520	View salary detail
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	$91,380	40	View salary detail
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,170	40	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$89,690	1,270	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$89,440	520	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$88,020	420	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$86,930	1,300	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$86,930	1,300	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$86,930	1,300	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$86,560	1,020	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$86,200	920	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$86,200	920	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$86,200	920	View salary detail
Chemists	$85,560	180	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$85,440	300	View salary detail
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$85,290	110	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$85,090	390	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$85,090	390	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$85,090	390	View salary detail
Administrative Services Managers	$84,820	1,890	View salary detail
Statisticians	$84,660	90	View salary detail
Biostatisticians	$84,660	90	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$84,660	1,520	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$84,590	230	View salary detail
Biologists	$84,590	230	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$84,590	230	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$84,590	230	View salary detail
Geneticists	$84,590	230	View salary detail
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,450	40	View salary detail
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$83,910	330	View salary detail

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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.