Morgantown, WV metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Morgantown Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Morgantown, WV metro area

Figures describe the Morgantown, WV metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Morgantown city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (5 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 244 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Morgantown, WV metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$278,530	$133.91	200
2	Dentists, General	$207,000	$99.52	50
3	Chief Executives	$172,990	$83.17	150
4	Purchasing Managers	$156,230	$75.11	30
5	Natural Sciences Managers	$136,990	$65.86	50
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$134,630	$64.73	170
7	Veterinarians	$132,990	$63.94	50
8	Human Resources Managers	$131,990	$63.46	80
9	Engineers, All Other	$131,990	$63.46	190
10	Managers, All Other	$131,180	$63.07	410
11	Pharmacists	$130,710	$62.84	300
12	Financial Managers	$129,760	$62.38	250
13	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$129,200	$62.11	50
14	Physician Assistants	$128,170	$61.62	130
15	Nurse Practitioners	$128,130	$61.60	300
16	Medical and Health Services Managers	$123,020	$59.14	300
17	Lawyers	$109,300	$52.55	230
18	Software Developers	$108,950	$52.38	330
19	Computer Occupations, All Other	$105,370	$50.66	270
20	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$102,600	$49.33	550
21	Construction Managers	$101,630	$48.86	50
22	Education Administrators, All Other	$100,320	$48.23	40
23	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$100,260	$48.20	50
24	Labor Relations Specialists	$99,600	$47.88	40
25	Industrial Engineers	$98,940	$47.57	40

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Morgantown metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.