Living wage by county in West Virginia, 2027
The living wage in West Virginia ranges from $21.15 to $25.99 an hour per worker across its 55 counties, for a typical family of four (two adults and two children). In West Virginia, 21.0% of families like this one have a single earner.
| County | Living wage / hour | Income needed / month | One worker earning it all / hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour County | $22.90 | $6,935 | $40.01 |
| Berkeley County | $24.68 | $7,473 | $43.11 |
| Boone County | $22.93 | $6,943 | $40.05 |
| Braxton County | $22.90 | $6,935 | $40.01 |
| Brooke County | $23.66 | $7,166 | $41.34 |
| Cabell County | $21.40 | $6,480 | $37.39 |
| Calhoun County | $22.38 | $6,776 | $39.09 |
| Clay County | $22.91 | $6,939 | $40.03 |
| Doddridge County | $22.90 | $6,935 | $40.01 |
| Fayette County | $23.51 | $7,121 | $41.08 |
| Gilmer County | $22.38 | $6,776 | $39.09 |
| Grant County | $23.01 | $6,968 | $40.20 |
| Greenbrier County | $23.75 | $7,192 | $41.49 |
| Hampshire County | $23.01 | $6,968 | $40.20 |
| Hancock County | $23.66 | $7,166 | $41.34 |
| Hardy County | $23.01 | $6,968 | $40.20 |
| Harrison County | $22.90 | $6,935 | $40.01 |
| Jackson County | $22.38 | $6,776 | $39.09 |
| Jefferson County | $25.99 | $7,871 | $45.41 |
| Kanawha County | $22.91 | $6,939 | $40.03 |
| Lewis County | $22.90 | $6,935 | $40.01 |
| Lincoln County | $22.93 | $6,943 | $40.05 |
| Logan County | $21.68 | $6,564 | $37.87 |
| Marion County | $22.90 | $6,935 | $40.01 |
| Marshall County | $23.66 | $7,166 | $41.34 |
| Mason County | $22.95 | $6,949 | $40.09 |
| McDowell County | $22.41 | $6,788 | $39.16 |
| Mercer County | $22.41 | $6,788 | $39.16 |
| Mineral County | $23.01 | $6,968 | $40.20 |
| Mingo County | $21.68 | $6,564 | $37.87 |
| Monongalia County | $22.90 | $6,935 | $40.01 |
| Monroe County | $22.86 | $6,923 | $39.94 |
| Morgan County | $23.90 | $7,239 | $41.76 |
| Nicholas County | $23.04 | $6,977 | $40.25 |
| Ohio County | $23.66 | $7,166 | $41.34 |
| Pendleton County | $23.01 | $6,968 | $40.20 |
| Pleasants County | $22.38 | $6,776 | $39.09 |
| Pocahontas County | $23.54 | $7,130 | $41.13 |
| Preston County | $22.97 | $6,957 | $40.14 |
| Putnam County | $22.00 | $6,662 | $38.44 |
| Raleigh County | $22.86 | $6,923 | $39.94 |
| Randolph County | $22.90 | $6,935 | $40.01 |
| Ritchie County | $22.38 | $6,776 | $39.09 |
| Roane County | $22.38 | $6,776 | $39.09 |
| Summers County | $22.86 | $6,923 | $39.94 |
| Taylor County | $22.90 | $6,935 | $40.01 |
| Tucker County | $22.97 | $6,957 | $40.14 |
| Tyler County | $23.57 | $7,138 | $41.18 |
| Upshur County | $22.90 | $6,935 | $40.01 |
| Wayne County | $21.15 | $6,404 | $36.95 |
| Webster County | $23.04 | $6,977 | $40.25 |
| Wetzel County | $23.57 | $7,138 | $41.18 |
| Wirt County | $22.38 | $6,776 | $39.09 |
| Wood County | $22.38 | $6,776 | $39.09 |
| Wyoming County | $22.86 | $6,923 | $39.94 |
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