West Virginia University salaries in Morgantown, WV

Based on 189 certified H-1B filings by West Virginia University in the Morgantown, WV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$100,630
Middle 50%$90.6k–$120.8k
vs. all employers here−16%comparison median $120,000
Filings189FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $51,347 and $249,337.
PercentileSalary
10th$76,112
25th$90,563
50th (median)$100,630
75th$120,765
90th$142,703

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $165k $250k FY2020: median $90,000 (39 filings) FY2021: median $110,500 (49 filings) FY2022: median $175,000 (63 filings) FY2023: median $233,975 (67 filings) FY2024: median $120,765 (47 filings) FY2025: median $100,630 (97 filings) FY2026: median $100,630 (92 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 39 filings FY20 FY2021: 49 filings FY21 FY2022: 63 filings FY22 FY2023: 67 filings FY23 FY2024: 47 filings FY24 FY2025: 97 filings FY25 FY2026: 92 filings FY26 97
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$90,000$67,738$190,44739
FY2021$110,500$66,000$205,67349
FY2022$175,000$85,850$276,16263
FY2023$233,975$99,652$283,67567
FY2024$120,765$79,844$285,80247
FY2025$100,630$90,563$120,76597
FY2026$100,630$96,432$120,19192

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Medical School Professor$100,630124
Engineering Professor$101,71612
Biochemisttoo few4
Business Professortoo few4
Biology Professortoo few4
Statisticiantoo few3
Data Scientisttoo few3
Medical Scientisttoo few3
Mathematics Professortoo few3
Coachtoo few3
Systems Engineer / Architecttoo few2
Physicisttoo few2
Materials Scientisttoo few2
Research Assistant (Social Science)too few2
Economics Professortoo few2
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JobMedian hereFilings
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachertoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Morgantown, WV.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $100,630 166
Mid-level · Level II $99,156 18
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV too few 1

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.