High paying management jobs in West Virginia

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in West Virginia. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in West Virginia run 10.5% below the national average (2024), so a West Virginia salary is worth about 1.12× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in West Virginia.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, West Virginia · Employed

1Chief Executives$151,950
Bachelor's degree
$72,160 – $403,0201,700
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$149,430
Bachelor's degree
$103,690 – $211,550420
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$139,820
Bachelor's degree
$78,440 – $205,0401,100
4Managers, All Other$124,940
Bachelor's degree
$61,760 – $200,1603,640
5Human Resources Managers$120,020
Bachelor's degree
$76,720 – $214,920510
6Financial Managers$113,140
Bachelor's degree
$73,260 – $199,9202,610
7Medical and Health Services Managers$112,010
Bachelor's degree
$77,810 – $209,0902,080
8Industrial Production Managers$111,760
Bachelor's degree
$79,500 – $175,0701,000
9Marketing Managers$98,750
Bachelor's degree
$70,970 – $194,200300
10Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$98,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,970 – $157,540530
11Construction Managers$95,740
Bachelor's degree
$57,490 – $152,180600
12Facilities Managers$95,050
Bachelor's degree
$53,050 – $154,320610
13Sales Managers$94,830
Bachelor's degree
$57,150 – $188,1701,110
14Administrative Services Managers$84,820
Bachelor's degree
$59,150 – $126,5501,890
15Education Administrators, Postsecondary$84,660
Master's degree
$53,160 – $198,3301,520
16General and Operations Managers$82,500
Bachelor's degree
$45,500 – $175,07015,300
17Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$80,650
Master's degree
$57,740 – $97,3501,480
18Social and Community Service Managers$62,060
Bachelor's degree
$46,400 – $108,170820
19Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$54,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,570 – $99,9901,130
20Food Service Managers$54,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,770 – $75,0901,230
21Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$45,660
Bachelor's degree
$33,500 – $75,600290

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianWest Virginia	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$151,950	$72,160 – $403,020	1,700
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$149,430	$103,690 – $211,550	420
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$139,820	$78,440 – $205,040	1,100
4	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$124,940	$61,760 – $200,160	3,640
5	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,020	$76,720 – $214,920	510
6	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$113,140	$73,260 – $199,920	2,610
7	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$112,010	$77,810 – $209,090	2,080
8	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$111,760	$79,500 – $175,070	1,000
9	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,750	$70,970 – $194,200	300
10	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$98,230	$56,970 – $157,540	530
11	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$95,740	$57,490 – $152,180	600
12	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$95,050	$53,050 – $154,320	610
13	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$94,830	$57,150 – $188,170	1,110
14	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$84,820	$59,150 – $126,550	1,890
15	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$84,660	$53,160 – $198,330	1,520
16	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$82,500	$45,500 – $175,070	15,300
17	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$80,650	$57,740 – $97,350	1,480
18	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$62,060	$46,400 – $108,170	820
19	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,860	$34,570 – $99,990	1,130
20	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,800	$36,770 – $75,090	1,230
21	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$45,660	$33,500 – $75,600	290

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in West Virginia. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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