High paying medical jobs in Charleston, WV

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Charleston, WV. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single medical 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 Charleston, WV run 11.3% below the national average (2024), so a Charleston, WV salary is worth about 1.13× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, Charleston, WV · Employed

1Surgeons, All Other$619,320
Doctoral or professional degree
$124,950 – $638,86060
2Radiologists$482,670
Doctoral or professional degree
$102,010 – $482,67060
3Family Medicine Physicians$344,250
Doctoral or professional degree
$181,670 – $423,27090
4Physicians, All Other$285,470
Doctoral or professional degree
$153,960 – $328,330180
5Nurse Anesthetists$280,250
Master's degree
$231,640 – $290,670220
6Dentists, General$152,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$128,770 – $302,07070
7Pharmacists$131,660
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,400 – $167,800340
8Nurse Practitioners$129,260
Master's degree
$101,220 – $158,830370
9Physician Assistants$126,620
Master's degree
$88,160 – $164,450190
10Veterinarians$112,140
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,630 – $189,16050
11Physical Therapists$103,760
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,180 – $139,050140
12Dietitians and Nutritionists$92,390
Bachelor's degree
$63,110 – $92,40090
13Occupational Therapists$91,520
Master's degree
$60,180 – $116,58080
14Registered Nurses$80,230
Bachelor's degree
$51,110 – $138,8504,320
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$79,570
Associate's degree
$54,340 – $97,750320
16Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$75,900
Associate's degree
$64,820 – $97,300160
17Respiratory Therapists$68,670
Associate's degree
$62,480 – $101,230220
18Speech-Language Pathologists$68,510
Master's degree
$63,940 – $103,770110
19Dental Hygienists$65,520
Associate's degree
$62,510 – $76,200260
20General Internal Medicine Physicians$63,540
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,540 – $432,320330
21Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$62,980
Bachelor's degree
$39,640 – $83,610310
22Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$54,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,150 – $67,440670
23Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$52,210
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,680 – $80,070110
24Surgical Technologists$49,110
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,140 – $63,610140
25Medical Records Specialists$47,130
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,100 – $66,10080
26Paramedics$43,110
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,160 – $57,570130
27Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$41,710
Associate's degree
$30,610 – $45,10070
28Opticians, Dispensing$38,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,340 – $54,14050
29Pharmacy Technicians$37,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,770 – $48,110540
30Psychiatric Technicians$35,150
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,480 – $46,350130
31Emergency Medical Technicians$32,850
Postsecondary nondegree award
$26,700 – $46,58080

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

#	Occupation	MedianCharleston, WV	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Surgeons, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$619,320	$124,950 – $638,860	60
2	RadiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$482,670	$102,010 – $482,670	60
3	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$344,250	$181,670 – $423,270	90
4	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$285,470	$153,960 – $328,330	180
5	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$280,250	$231,640 – $290,670	220
6	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$152,980	$128,770 – $302,070	70
7	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$131,660	$80,400 – $167,800	340
8	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$129,260	$101,220 – $158,830	370
9	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$126,620	$88,160 – $164,450	190
10	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$112,140	$59,630 – $189,160	50
11	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$103,760	$75,180 – $139,050	140
12	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$92,390	$63,110 – $92,400	90
13	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$91,520	$60,180 – $116,580	80
14	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$80,230	$51,110 – $138,850	4,320
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$79,570	$54,340 – $97,750	320
16	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$75,900	$64,820 – $97,300	160
17	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$68,670	$62,480 – $101,230	220
18	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$68,510	$63,940 – $103,770	110
19	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$65,520	$62,510 – $76,200	260
20	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$63,540	$63,540 – $432,320	330
21	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$62,980	$39,640 – $83,610	310
22	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$54,370	$43,150 – $67,440	670
23	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,210	$38,680 – $80,070	110
24	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,110	$37,140 – $63,610	140
25	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,130	$33,100 – $66,100	80
26	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,110	$30,160 – $57,570	130
27	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$41,710	$30,610 – $45,100	70
28	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,130	$33,340 – $54,140	50
29	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,930	$30,770 – $48,110	540
30	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,150	$34,480 – $46,350	130
31	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$32,850	$26,700 – $46,580	80

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Charleston, WV. 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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