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Average Logging Workers, All Other Salary in West Virginia

Logging Workers, All Other in West Virginia earn a median annual salary of $41,790, which is -17.8% compared to the national median. There are N/A workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for West Virginia (state).

$41,790
West Virginia median annual wage
$20/hour median
-17.8%
Difference vs national median
National median is $50,840
N/A
Local employment
N/A
Location quotient
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$40,910
25th
$41,300
Median
$41,790
75th
$73,210
90th
$75,140

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in West Virginia, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
89.5%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$46,694
Goods: 96.5%
Services: 92.2%
Rents: 54.2%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Louisiana $80,930 Compare 30
Washington $67,650 Compare 150
Oregon $57,890 Compare 590
Michigan $54,140 Compare N/A
North Carolina $48,460 Compare N/A
California $47,490 Compare 270

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in West Virginia

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $597,740 1.87
Emergency Medicine Physicians $491,230 2.04
Radiologists $471,650 2.95
Surgeons, All Other $468,210 2.11
Physicians, Pathologists $400,070 0.91
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $300,810 1.07
Nurse Anesthetists $278,530 3.18
Family Medicine Physicians $272,680 0.65

West Virginia has salary data for 629 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric.

Historical series

Trend for Logging Workers, All Other in West Virginia

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Logging Workers, All Other are projected to change by -4.7% from 2024 to 2034, with 400 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.