What is the average wage in West Virginia?
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About $1.1K per week in May 2025, 3.1% higher than a year before. The average weekly wage, the typical earnings that employees bring home for one week of work, is a valuable indicator to assess economic conditions, labor market health, and wage trends. When accounting for the cost of living, West Virginia’s average weekly wage of $1,052 has the purchasing power of $1,172.
$1.1K
average weekly earnings, May 2025
3.1%
higher than a year before (adjusted for inflation)
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) releases monthly statistics tracking the wages of all employees who don’t work for the government. In May 2025, the average weekly wage in West Virginia was $1,052. That represents the wages of 569 thousand private-sector workers in the state.
As of May 2025, average weekly earnings for workers in West Virginia was lower than the US overall.
12-month rolling average of average weekly earnings, adjusted for inflation
As with other averages, most people earn more or less than the average weekly wage. Pay varies based on industry and occupation.
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In West Virginia, workers in the mining and logging sector had the highest average weekly earnings at $1,791 per week, as of May 2025. Leisure and hospitality workers had the lowest average weekly wage at $414.
In West Virginia, mining and logging workers had the highest average weekly wage.
Cost of living, which also varies based on location, impacts how far a person’s earnings can go. Someone earning the weekly average will have more or less purchasing power depending on location. In West Virginia, cost of living is lower than the US overall, and the state’s average weekly wage of $1,052 has purchasing power equal to $1,172.
West Virginia’s average weekly wage is below the national average, ranking 44th among states. When accounting for regional cost of living differences, West Virginia ranks 32nd among states.
Accounting for cost of living, West Virginia had an average weekly wage of $1,172 in May 2025.
Average weekly wage, May 2025, adjusted with regional price parity (2023)
Among 8 metro areas at least partially located in West Virginia, the Charleston, WV area has the highest average weekly wage at $1,270, when accounting for the cost of living.
Among West Virginia metro areas, the Charleston, WV area had the highest wages, accounting for cost of living.
Average weekly wage, May 2025, adjusted with regional price parity (2023)
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