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Retail Salespersons Salary in West Virginia

The median annual wage for retail salespersons in West Virginia is $28,950 ($13.92 per hour) -18.2% vs. the national median of $35,410. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$28,950
Mean annual wage
$31,230
Median hourly wage
$13.92
Employment in WV
19,050

19,050 employed · 27.2 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in West Virginia

Wage distribution for retail salespersons in West Virginia (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$22,260$10.70
25th percentile$25,200$12.11
Median (50th)$28,950$13.92
75th percentile$35,520$17.08
90th percentile$39,520$19.00

What this salary is worth in West Virginia

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$32,347

West Virginia prices are 89.5 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
36.1%

Median gross rent in West Virginia: $872/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $724/mo

Est. affordable home price
$105,608

At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance

For context, the median home value in West Virginia is $162,600 (ACS 2020-2024).

Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.

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About this data

  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 13, 2026.

Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.