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Highest Paying Jobs in West Virginia

Ranked by the average of the local median wages BLS publishes for West Virginia, among 97 occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Highest paying occupations in West Virginia
#OccupationAverage median wageWorkers in state
1Public Relations Managers$195,1909,470
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$191,92021,990
3Lawyers$190,10949,630
4Marketing Managers$179,0599,220
5Financial Managers$177,92029,590
6Sales Managers$165,62010,260
7Computer Network Architects$158,9189,610
8Software Developers$153,60371,680
9Information Security Analysts$147,88316,920
10General and Operations Managers$145,446132,400
11Medical and Health Services Managers$134,97414,760
12Data Scientists$130,7319,620
13Operations Research Analysts$126,6048,210
14Management Analysts$125,86364,380
15Computer Systems Analysts$125,59519,400
16Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$125,5118,600
17Project Management Specialists$123,99441,510
18Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$123,8289,620
19Network and Computer Systems Administrators$118,78911,470
20Financial and Investment Analysts$107,00311,380
21Logisticians$101,9158,720
22Buyers and Purchasing Agents$101,64115,790
23Public Relations Specialists$100,80023,260
24Civil Engineers$99,98710,040
25Accountants and Auditors$98,67047,320

Highest-paying jobs in West Virginia

This ranking covers 97 occupations that employ at least 1,000 people in West Virginia. The figure used is the employment-weighted average of the local median wages published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2025) for the state's wage areas. Public Relations Managers comes first at $195,190 a year; number 25 on the list, Accountants and Auditors, averages $98,670.

Each occupation links to its West Virginia page with the wage areas, the counties and what is left after taxes and living costs. Pay is only part of the picture, so compare it with local rents and taxes before choosing where to work.