Salary, Cost of Living, Housing & Safety

Average Salary & Cost of Living in West Virginia

Average salary (this dataset)
$63,310
Across 431 roles in 7 West Virginia cities, BLS OEWS
Cost of living index
88.4
100 = U.S. average
Median home value
$149,420
zillow_real
Crime index
1318
Per 100k residents
State GDP
$106,475M
BEA, current dollars
Population
113,653
Census ACS 5-year

Highest-paying roles in West Virginia (top 30 of 1762)

CityRoleMean salary
CharlestonSurgeons, All Other$531,340
HuntingtonRadiologists$492,850
HuntingtonEmergency Medicine Physicians$464,820
HuntingtonSurgeons, All Other$451,760
MorgantownOrthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$350,510
CharlestonRadiologists$334,680
WheelingPhysicians, All Other$331,690
HuntingtonGeneral Internal Medicine Physicians$327,030
CharlestonFamily Medicine Physicians$325,720
BeckleyPhysicians, All Other$300,990
MorgantownNurse Anesthetists$280,010
HuntingtonPhysicians, All Other$268,610
CharlestonNurse Anesthetists$266,040
CharlestonPhysicians, All Other$261,180
ParkersburgPhysicians, All Other$260,560
WeirtonPhysicians, All Other$253,730
HuntingtonNurse Anesthetists$239,010
MorgantownRadiologists$225,630
WheelingChief Executives$225,300
MorgantownDentists, General$217,300
HuntingtonPediatricians, General$217,050
BeckleyDentists, General$216,260
HuntingtonFamily Medicine Physicians$208,680
HuntingtonChief Executives$208,300
MorgantownChief Executives$206,930
CharlestonPersonal Financial Advisors$194,720
ParkersburgChief Executives$194,180
CharlestonChief Executives$192,520
HuntingtonDentists, General$192,260
CharlestonGeneral Internal Medicine Physicians$184,940

West Virginia covers 7 cities and 431 professions in this dataset. Browse by profession to see all cities for a specific role.