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Registered nurse salary in West Virginia

Open registered nurse jobs in West Virginia post a median of $43 an hour, the middle half $41.25–$48.25 (about $89,400 a year full time), $6 below the national posted median. From 31 jobs at 8 employers that state their pay.

$43
Median posted /hr
$41–$48
Middle half /hr
$89,400
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$38.52
BLS median in WV
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Registered nurse jobs in West Virginia · Registered nurse pay nationwide

What registered nurses are paid in West Virginia

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 31 open jobs in West Virginia. Lowest posted $26.01, highest $75.09.

Posted on open jobs in West Virginia

$41.25–$48.25/hr

Middle half of 22 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $43. 6% of the 532 open registered nurse jobs in West Virginia state an hourly rate.

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Registered nurse pay by town in West Virginia

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Berkeley Springs$45$34–$57.486 (1)
Romney$38.50$30–$48.874 (2)
Beckley$61.25$36.85–$74.883 (2)
Parkersburg$44$36.85–$693 (1)
South Charleston$43$30–$693 (1)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Registered nurse pay by employer in West Virginia

What each employer posts for registered nurses here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Valley Health (Virginia)$41.50$32.35–$57.4810
Genesis HealthCare$43$30–$699
UnitedHealth Group$43$32.65–$75.094
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions$67.25$60–$74.882
Select Medical$53.25$48–$602
CommuniCare Health Services$35.75$30–$452
Healogics$42$33.58–$50.261
CVS Health$41$26.01–$56.141

Median of each employer's jobs in West Virginia (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for registered nurses nationwide when it has such a page.

Night shift registered nurse pay in West Virginia

Where one employer posts both night and other registered nurse jobs in the same state (6 such employers and states), the night jobs post a median $1.50 an hour less than the rest. Many employers state a night differential apart from the base pay, which this does not count.

Employer, stateNight jobs, medianOther jobs, median
Valley Health (Virginia), WV$41.50 (1)$41.50 (9)
Genesis HealthCare, WV$40 (2)$43 (7)
CommuniCare Health Services, WV$41.50 (1)$30 (1)
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions, WV$61.25 (1)$73.50 (1)
Select Medical, WV$48 (1)$58.50 (1)
Valley Health (Virginia), VA$41.50 (1)$41.50 (1)

A job counts as a night job when its title names nights ("Nights", "NOC", "7p-7a"). Jobs in brackets.

Best-paid open registered nurse jobs in West Virginia

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in West Virginia

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, West Virginia. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Registered Nurses (29-1141)$27.50 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$32.77 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$38.52 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$47.97 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$63.35 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)23,430 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Registered nurse salary in West Virginia: common questions

How much does a registered nurse make in West Virginia?

Open registered nurse jobs in West Virginia that state an hourly rate post a median of $43, the middle half $41.25–$48.25 (31 jobs from 8 employers). Full time that is about $89,400 a year. BLS measured a median of $38.52/hr ($80,130 a year) for people employed in the occupation in West Virginia (May 2025).

Where in West Virginia do registered nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Berkeley Springs ($45), Romney ($38.50), Beckley ($61.25) and Parkersburg ($44). The town table lists 5.

Which employers in West Virginia pay registered nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Genesis HealthCare ($43), UnitedHealth Group ($43) and Valley Health (Virginia) ($41.50).

How does West Virginia compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in West Virginia ($43) is $6 below the national posted median of $49. In the BLS survey West Virginia ranks 45 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 31 of 532 open registered nurse jobs in West Virginia (6%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Registered nurse pay in other states

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Registered nurse salary in West Virginia. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/registered-nurse/west-virginia

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