West Virginia H-1B salaries

From 1,012 certified H-1B filings with a worksite in West Virginia (FY2025–FY2026). Base salary only.

  • #43 of 51 by filings
  • #7 of 51 by median salary
Median base salary$122,000−1% vs. national median
Middle 50%$89.8k–$249.7k25th to 75th percentile
Most common levelLevel I61% of leveled filings
Top metro areaMorgantown, WV377 filings in West Virginia

Top cities in West Virginia

Morgantown, WV$120,000377 filings · rent 1BR $902 Huntington, WV$199,992189 filings · rent 1BR $864 Charleston, WV$122,387128 filings · rent 1BR $844 Hagerstown, MD$95,534189 filings · rent 1BR $982 Weirton, WV$123,53576 filings · rent 1BR $776 Parkersburg, WV$345,80039 filings · rent 1BR $798 Wheeling, WV$120,76534 filings · rent 1BR $822 Clarksburg, WV$339,20024 filings Washington, DC$122,69926,057 filings · rent 1BR $2,204 Beckley, WV$305,00019 filings · rent 1BR $760 Bluefield, WV$132,54520 filings Elkins, WV$69,51416 filings

Ordered by filings with a worksite in West Virginia. Figures on each card cover the whole metro area, which can cross state lines.

Top H-1B employers in West Virginia

West Virginia University logoWest Virginia University237 filings · 23%$100,630 West Virginia University Medical157 filings · 16%$275,398 Marshall University59 filings · 6%$199,992 University Physicians & Surgeons46 filings · 5%$275,000 Charleston Area Medical Center41 filings · 4%$334,006 Fayette Physician Network33 filings · 3%$334,800 Form Energy22 filings · 2%$146,724 Form Factory 116 filings · 2%$119,170 United Hospital Center15 filings · 1%$416,000 West Virginia University Hospitals14 filings · 1%$71,302 precess medical derivatives11 filings · 1%$95,000 Camden-Clark Physician10 filings · 1%$382,200

Filings and median salary for jobs located in West Virginia.

Most filed jobs in West Virginia

Medical School Professor208 filings · 21%$117,863 Internal Medicine Physician110 filings · 11%$285,000 Software Engineer45 filings · 4%$110,000 Industrial Engineer44 filings · 4%$114,835 Cardiologist24 filings · 2%$515,000 Pediatrician21 filings · 2%$233,122 Data Scientist19 filings · 2%$87,880 Mechanical Engineer19 filings · 2%$103,875 Physicist17 filings · 2%$94,000 Engineering Professor16 filings · 2%$96,612 Electrical Engineer14 filings · 1%$88,546 Pathologist14 filings · 1%$262,500

West Virginia vs. other states

California$161,230 Washington$160,000 New York$133,000 Massachusetts$122,970 New Jersey$122,175 West Virginia$122,000 Virginia$119,000 North Carolina$114,504 Texas$112,923 Georgia$109,284 Illinois$108,012 Pennsylvania$105,206 Florida$105,000

States with the most H-1B filings. Median base salary on certified filings; not adjusted for cost of living.