H-1B salaries in Morgantown, WV

Based on 377 certified H-1B filings in the Morgantown, WV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$120,000
Middle 50%$98.3k–$225.8k
vs. national median−2%comparison median $122,699
Filings377FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $51,232 and $516,200.
PercentileSalary
10th$77,494
25th$98,312
50th (median)$120,000
75th$225,793
90th$334,847

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $100k $130k FY2020: median $88,267 (77 filings) FY2021: median $101,000 (84 filings) FY2022: median $107,500 (114 filings) FY2023: median $121,000 (101 filings) FY2024: median $110,000 (89 filings) FY2025: median $119,408 (191 filings) FY2026: median $120,382 (186 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 77 filings FY20 FY2021: 84 filings FY21 FY2022: 114 filings FY22 FY2023: 101 filings FY23 FY2024: 89 filings FY24 FY2025: 191 filings FY25 FY2026: 186 filings FY26 191
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$88,267$68,651$102,75277
FY2021$101,000$71,976$141,25084
FY2022$107,500$78,126$230,801114
FY2023$121,000$90,000$269,432101
FY2024$110,000$75,091$252,40189
FY2025$119,408$93,956$227,809191
FY2026$120,382$100,006$225,340186

Cost of living

Morgantown's median H-1B salary of $120,000 is worth about $128,600 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$902Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Morgantown, WV MSA).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,143Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Morgantown, WV MSA).
Price level (U.S. = 100)93.3Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$128,600Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesWV: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Medical School Professor$100,630124
Internal Medicine Physician$245,54554
Engineering Professor$101,71612
Software Engineer$113,20712
Data Scientist$94,50011
Pediatrician$233,12211