Salaries in Charleston, WV
47K residents · Charleston, WV metro area
Charleston, WV is part of the Charleston, WV metropolitan area, the geography the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics uses for local wage estimates. The pages below show median pay for hundreds of occupations in and around Charleston, plus a calculator to compare your own offer.
Across all occupations, the median annual wage in West Virginia is $45,300. Cost of living varies widely within a metro, so treat these figures as a starting point.
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Convert any pay figure for Charleston and see how it compares.
- Hourly
- $31.25
- Daily
- $250
- Weekly
- $1,250
- Bi-weekly
- $2,500
- Monthly
- $5,417
- Annual
- $65,000
Top-paying jobs in Charleston
Surgeons, All Other$619,320Radiologists$482,670Family Medicine Physicians$344,250Physicians, All Other$285,470Nurse Anesthetists$280,250Architectural and Engineering Managers$165,690Chief Executives$161,540Dentists, General$152,980Industrial Engineers$143,860Pharmacists$131,660Computer Network Architects$131,210Nurse Practitioners$129,260
Most common jobs in Charleston
Popular salary guides
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$28,680
- Retail Salespersons$29,050
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$22,380
- General and Operations Managers$83,190
- Registered Nurses$80,230
- Cashiers$26,280
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$37,340
- Stockers and Order Fillers$32,830
- Customer Service Representatives$37,480
- Office Clerks, General$35,800
- Waiters and Waitresses$36,900
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$30,330