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
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$63,240	350	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$63,130	90	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$62,970	510	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$62,830	580	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$62,760	400	View salary detail
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$62,740	50	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$62,590	680	View salary detail
Foresters	$62,550	100	View salary detail
Fish and Game Wardens	$62,530	110	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$62,300	390	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$62,210	400	View salary detail
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$62,170	120	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$62,060	820	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$61,710	3,150	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$61,520	630	View salary detail
Surveyors	$61,520	630	View salary detail
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$61,450	—	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$61,390	160	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$61,330	650	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$61,330	100	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$61,100	350	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$61,050	890	View salary detail
Special Effects Artists and Animators	$60,940	40	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$60,590	240	View salary detail
Emergency Management Directors	$60,460	120	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$60,430	980	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$60,370	340	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$60,300	2,400	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$60,140	1,100	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$60,020	790	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$59,750	230	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$59,750	230	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$59,750	230	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$59,430	280	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$59,210	270	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$59,050	370	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$59,000	1,660	View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers	$58,960	140	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$58,790	730	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$58,760	160	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$58,750	230	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$58,670	90	View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors	$58,670	90	View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors	$58,670	90	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$58,470	410	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$57,760	1,000	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$57,700	1,850	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$57,580	1,290	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$57,320	220	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$57,240	140	View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

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.