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
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$68,990	3,120	View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists	$68,670	1,140	View salary detail
Microbiologists	$68,550	40	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$67,580	—	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$67,580	—	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$67,290	1,340	View salary detail
Millwrights	$67,270	330	View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$67,190	220	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$66,860	3,130	View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,440	100	View salary detail
Midwives	$66,080	80	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$66,080	80	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$66,060	1,190	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$65,640	330	View salary detail
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other	$65,610	240	View salary detail
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$65,460	60	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$65,320	140	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$65,260	430	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,200	300	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$65,100	140	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$65,050	250	View salary detail
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$65,050	200	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$64,960	1,710	View salary detail
Electricians	$64,810	4,290	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$64,410	110	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$64,410	110	View salary detail
Locomotive Engineers	$64,400	340	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$64,270	1,720	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$64,270	1,720	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$64,270	1,720	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$64,270	1,720	View salary detail
Coroners	$64,270	1,720	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$64,270	1,720	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$64,270	1,720	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$64,140	660	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$64,100	200	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$64,000	540	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$64,000	540	View salary detail
Boilermakers	$63,850	30	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$63,820	860	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$63,560	820	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$63,560	3,220	View salary detail
Extraction Workers, All Other	$63,550	470	View salary detail
Art Directors	$63,550	30	View salary detail
Neurologists	$63,500	60	View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$63,360	40	View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians	$63,330	110	View salary detail
Psychiatrists	$63,320	90	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,280	250	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,270	320	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.