What work pays in Charleston, WV

11% cheaper than the US average
·WV·
103k jobs
Figures from US Bureau of Labor StatisticsOccupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and BEA price parities
Price level 89
103,450 working
WV
33 occupations reported
and more...

The best-paid work here

Adjusted for what things cost locally, Physicians, All Other is the best-paid occupation in Charleston, WV: $285,470 on paper, worth $321,765 once the local price level is taken into account.

What this place does more than anywhere else

Occupations concentrated here relative to the country as a whole.

Pay by occupation

OccupationHourlyAnnualWorth locally
Physicians, All Other$137.24/hr$285,470$321,765
Industrial Engineers$69.16/hr$143,860$162,150
Pharmacists$63.30/hr$131,660$148,399
Nurse Practitioners$62.14/hr$129,260$145,694
Medical and Health Services Managers$60.32/hr$125,470$141,422
Software Developers$59.13/hr$122,980$138,615
Financial Managers$55.91/hr$116,300$131,086
Industrial Production Managers$51.90/hr$107,960$121,686
Managers, All Other$51.68/hr$107,490$121,156
Human Resources Managers$50.93/hr$105,920$119,386
Physical Therapists$49.89/hr$103,760$116,952
Computer and Information Systems Managers$48.83/hr$101,560$114,472
Lawyers$48.63/hr$101,150$114,010
Mechanical Engineers$47.14/hr$98,050$110,516
Personal Financial Advisors$46.18/hr$96,050$108,261
Civil Engineers$45.58/hr$94,810$106,864
Management Analysts$45.29/hr$94,210$106,188
Sales Managers$44.19/hr$91,920$103,606
Project Management Specialists$43.08/hr$89,600$100,991
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$41.38/hr$86,060$97,001
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$40.98/hr$85,240$96,077
General and Operations Managers$40.00/hr$83,190$93,766
Registered Nurses$38.57/hr$80,230$90,430
Data Scientists$38.39/hr$79,860$90,013
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$38.26/hr$79,570$89,686
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$38.18/hr$79,420$89,517
Cost Estimators$38.13/hr$79,300$89,382
Construction Managers$38.01/hr$79,050$89,100
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryNot published$78,260$88,210
Administrative Services Managers$37.27/hr$77,520$87,376
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$34.71/hr$72,190$81,368
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$34.64/hr$72,040$81,199
Instructional Coordinators$33.17/hr$68,990$77,761

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Location

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Elsewhere in West Virginia

The same state income tax, a different price level. Each figure is the local cost of living against a national average of 100.

All work and pay in West Virginia

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