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West Virginia engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across West Virginia, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$101,323

West Virginia

Top earners

$154,915

Higher end

vs national

-16% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

3

in this state

Engineers in West Virginia earn a blended median of $101,323 per year, -16% vs national, with top earners near $154,915. That blends 10 engineering occupations across 7,700 published jobs in West Virginia. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in West Virginia

Published wage data for each discipline in West Virginia. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in West Virginia

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Top-paying

Morgantown

$105,122

-13% vs national

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Parkersburg

$102,758

-15% vs national

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Charleston

$102,396

-15% vs national

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Wheeling

$100,497

-17% vs national

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Weirton

$100,360

-17% vs national

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Huntington

$94,803

-21% vs national

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Beckley

$92,065

-24% vs national

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What affects engineering pay in West Virginia

  • ▹Local market. West Virginia pay runs -16% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Charleston, Huntington, Morgantown and other metros, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than West Virginia; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in West Virginia — FAQ

How much do engineers make in West Virginia?
Engineers in West Virginia earn a blended median of $101,323 per year — 16% below the national average — across 10 engineering occupations and 7,700 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in West Virginia?
Engineering Managers have the highest published median in West Virginia, at $143,800 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is West Virginia a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in West Virginia runs 16% below the national average, across 7,700 engineering jobs. Cost of living is often lower to match, so real take-home can still be strong.
Which cities in West Virginia pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in Washington, D.C. ($144,482), Winchester ($113,365), and Hagerstown ($111,553), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 10 engineering occupations in West Virginia, weighted by local employment (7,700 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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