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Psychologist jobs in West Virginia

open psychologist jobs in West Virginia at . BLS measures a median of $37.04 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists in West Virginia) for clinical and counseling psychologists here.

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Checked 13 Nov 2026, 07:47 UTC

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Where the psychologist jobs are in West Virginia

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What psychologists earn in West Virginia

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in West Virginia

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in West Virginia, May 2025

$37.04/hr ($77,040 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists in West Virginia)

Median for clinical and counseling psychologists, against $48.36 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, national) for the whole US; 920 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists in West Virginia) employed in West Virginia.

Hourly wages in West Virginia, BLS OEWS May 2025. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists (19-3033)$21.20 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists)$27.72 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists)$37.04 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists)$50.31 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists)$70.31 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists)920 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists)
Psychologists, All Other (19-3039)$16.46 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychologists, All Other)$18.53 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychologists, All Other)$22.28 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychologists, All Other)$45.16 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychologists, All Other)$68.40 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychologists, All Other)230 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychologists, All Other)

By metro area

  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$48.88/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV) · 1,550 (source: BLS OEWS, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV) employed
  • Charleston, WV$32.03/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Charleston, WV) · 180 (source: BLS OEWS, Charleston, WV) employed
  • Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$34.69/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH) · 180 (source: BLS OEWS, Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH) employed
  • Morgantown, WV$45.75/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Morgantown, WV) · 80 (source: BLS OEWS, Morgantown, WV) employed
  • Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$42.62/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV) · 70 (source: BLS OEWS, Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV) employed
  • Wheeling, WV-OH$41.36/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Wheeling, WV-OH) · 60 (source: BLS OEWS, Wheeling, WV-OH) employed
  • Beckley, WV$39.63/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Beckley, WV) · 50 (source: BLS OEWS, Beckley, WV) employed

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists; areas that cross a state line list every state.

What mental health and social work jobs in West Virginia offer

Counted from each job's own posting, the same reading as the lists across the state.

Employers hiring psychologists in West Virginia

What the job takes

A doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD) in psychology, an internship and postdoctoral hours, then the EPPP exam.

  • License

    Psychologist license (EPPP)

    State psychology board; exam by ASPPB. Required in every state

Psychologist jobs in West Virginia: common questions

How much do psychologists make in West Virginia?

Too few open psychologist jobs in West Virginia post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $37.04/hr ($77,040 a year) for clinical and counseling psychologists in West Virginia (May 2025), against $48.36 nationally, 42nd highest of 49 states and territories.

Where in West Virginia are the most psychologist jobs?

Charleston (1), Morgantown (1) and Vienna (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring psychologists in West Virginia?

By open jobs on this board: Warrior Vets Medical Services (2), R3 Continuum (1) and Sailor Health (1). In all, 4 employers have psychologist jobs open in West Virginia.

Are psychologists in demand in West Virginia?

5 psychologist jobs are open in West Virginia today at 4 employers on this board, about 5.4 for every 1,000 psychologists employed there (BLS counts 920, May 2025). Across the US, BLS projects employment of clinical and counseling psychologists to grow 11.7% over 2025-2035.

Which mental health and social work jobs in West Virginia are hiring immediately?

1 of the open mental health and social work jobs here says so in its own posting: Case Manager at Encompass Health (Case Manager Career Opportunity Walk-In Interviews held every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. - 3:30...).

Which mental health and social work jobs in West Virginia offer daily pay?

3 of the open mental health and social work jobs here say so in their own posting: Social Services Designee at CommuniCare Health Services (...401(k) Employer Match with Flexible Spending Accounts NOW OFFERING DAILY PAY! WORK TODAY, GET PAID...); Social Services Director at Genesis HealthCare (...medically-enrolled employees and their immediate family members *On-Demand Pay Program that allows for...); Social Worker at Genesis HealthCare (...medically-enrolled employees and their immediate family members *On-Demand Pay Program that allows for...).

Which mental health and social work jobs in West Virginia offer a sign-on bonus?

1 of the open mental health and social work jobs here says so in its own posting: Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) at Achieving True Self ($5,000 sign-on bonus).

Which cities in West Virginia pay psychologists the most?

Of the 7 metro areas in West Virginia employing the most psychologists that BLS publishes a median for (May 2025), the highest are Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($48.88 an hour), Morgantown, WV ($45.75 an hour) and Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV ($42.62 an hour), and the lowest Charleston, WV ($32.03). The state's median is $37.04.

What do you need to work as a psychologist in West Virginia?

A doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD) in psychology, an internship and postdoctoral hours, then the EPPP exam. Psychologist license (EPPP) (State psychology board; exam by ASPPB; required in every state). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from West Virginia's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

Which hospitals hiring psychologists in West Virginia have the best Medicare ratings?

Of the employers hiring psychologists in West Virginia, the hospitals Medicare rates highest (Jul 2026): West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc in Morgantown (WVU Medicine, 3 of 5, 82% said nurses always communicated well); West Virginia's rated hospitals average 2.5 stars. Every West Virginia hospital hiring here, by rating. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.

How current are these jobs?

CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted. Each job opens its own page with the employer's full posting and the pay it states. Its Apply goes to the employer's application wherever a job network that works with us carries the same job; elsewhere it offers similar open jobs and recruiters who place that work.

Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in West Virginia, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in West Virginia, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 13 Nov 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Clinical and Counseling Psychologists (SOC 19-3033), every state, published 15 May 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Psychologists, All Other (SOC 19-3039), every state, published 15 May 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, national, published 15 May 2026
  5. BLS OEWS May 2025: Clinical and Counseling Psychologists by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
  6. Psychologist license (EPPP): State psychology board; exam by ASPPB

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Psychologist jobs in West Virginia. Data as of 13 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/psychologist/west-virginia

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