Project Management Jobs in West Virginia

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West Virginia Ranks:
35
in the US for Natural Sciences Managers median annual salary
35
in the US for Industrial Production Managers median annual salary
37
in the US for Construction Managers median annual salary
40
in the US for Architectural and Engineering Managers median annual salary
50
in the US for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers median annual salary
50
in the US for Computer and Information Systems Managers median annual salary

West Virginia, also known as the Mountain State, offers project managers salaries on the scale of a molehill. Two fields, computer and information systems managers and transportation, storage, and distribution managers, score 50th in the nation for median salaries statewide, with average salaries of $81,000 and $59,000 respectively. If you are going to pursue project management in West Virginia, consider industrial production management in the Parkersburg metropolitan area or in Morgantown, where average salaries range from $96,000 to $98,000. Overall, Parkersburg and Charleston are the cities with the highest employment of project managers.

State-Level Statistics

OccupationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Construction Managers870$73,57089%
Industrial Production Managers740$83,61094%
Computer and Information Systems Managers680$81,60067%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers510$59,34073%
Architectural and Engineering Managers380$106,21085%
Natural Sciences Managers230$93,46081%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

City-Level Statistics

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Statistics for Architectural and Engineering Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Charleston, WV120$94,54076%
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH40$109,84088%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Computer and Information Systems Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Morgantown, WV130$101,92084%
Charleston, WV100$71,55059%
Wheeling, WV-OH60$94,33078%
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH50$92,92077%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Construction Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH200$81,68099%
Charleston, WV140$74,22090%
Wheeling, WV-OH60$70,05085%
Morgantown, WV50$77,44094%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Industrial Production Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH160$98,130110%
Charleston, WV90$82,89093%
Wheeling, WV-OH80$78,69088%
Morgantown, WV60$96,820109%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Natural Sciences Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Charleston, WV30$68,70059%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Charleston, WV140$56,14069%
Morgantown, WV50$66,23081%
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH30$50,96062%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Data source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012