High paying tech and IT jobs in West Virginia

Every tech and IT 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 tech and IT 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

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$139,820
Bachelor's degree
$78,440 – $205,0401,100
2Computer Network Architects$122,520
Bachelor's degree
$79,440 – $146,440360
3Software Developers$121,000
Bachelor's degree
$60,480 – $168,6202,650
4Computer Occupations, All Other$107,140
Bachelor's degree
$51,090 – $172,4103,380
5Data Scientists$85,090
Bachelor's degree
$57,500 – $125,100390
6Web Developers$78,240
Bachelor's degree
$48,370 – $103,390400
7Network and Computer Systems Administrators$74,490
Bachelor's degree
$53,640 – $112,4101,510
8Database Administrators$73,490
Bachelor's degree
$48,110 – $121,010240
9Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$62,300
Bachelor's degree
$37,050 – $127,210390
10Computer User Support Specialists$55,350
Some college, no degree
$38,180 – $87,4302,250
11Computer Network Support Specialists$46,840
Associate's degree
$30,260 – $75,150600

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	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$139,820	$78,440 – $205,040	1,100
2	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$122,520	$79,440 – $146,440	360
3	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$121,000	$60,480 – $168,620	2,650
4	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$107,140	$51,090 – $172,410	3,380
5	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$85,090	$57,500 – $125,100	390
6	Web DevelopersBachelor's degree	$78,240	$48,370 – $103,390	400
7	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$74,490	$53,640 – $112,410	1,510
8	Database AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$73,490	$48,110 – $121,010	240
9	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$62,300	$37,050 – $127,210	390
10	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$55,350	$38,180 – $87,430	2,250
11	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$46,840	$30,260 – $75,150	600

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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