H-1B wage filings in Charleston, WV
Jobs with a worksite in Charleston, West Virginia. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026.
53 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas named Charleston, WV as the worksite from July 2025 to June 2026, from 23 employers. The median offered wage was $154,565, 72.0% above the government's prevailing wage for those jobs in the area. The most-filed job was Gastroenterology Fellow (4).
- Filings
- 53
- Positions covered
- 53
- Employers
- 23
- Median offered
- $154,565
- Median prevailing wage
- $90,043
- Filings since FY2020
- 381
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +72%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for jobs in Charleston, WV rose 72%, from $77,199 in fiscal 2020 to $133,112 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 43.3% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2020, with 71 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Charleston, WV by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 42 | $133,112 | −36.5% | $84,968 | +43.3% |
| 2025 | 63 | $209,476 | +123.8% | $72,051 | +103.0% |
| 2024 | 48 | $93,600 | +8.8% | $71,864 | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 40 | $86,060 | −21.8% | $71,864 | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 55 | $110,000 | +5.3% | $68,651 | +51.6% |
| 2021 | 62 | $104,500 | +35.4% | $80,350 | +22.9% |
| 2020 | 71 | $77,199 | n/a | $66,914 | +13.2% |
Employers filing for jobs in Charleston
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc. | 22 | $329,503 | +129.9% | |
| Accenture LLP | 4 | $164,201 | +37.3% | |
| Worley Group, Inc. | 3 | $86,986 | +23.8% | |
| Gantec Corporation | 2 | $140,000 | +134.0% | |
| Lakshya Technologies Inc | 2 | $90,043 | at the minimum | |
| West Virginia University | 2 | $126,600 | +147.2% | |
| Fayette Physician Network, Inc. | 2 | $225,000 | +241.6% | |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | 1 | $126,224 | +174.6% | |
| West Virginia University Medical Corporation | 1 | $423,200 | +534.6% | |
| E.L. Robinson Engineering Co | 1 | $90,000 | +1.1% | |
| IBM Corporation | 1 | $82,846 | at the minimum | |
| Mahantech Corporation | 1 | $73,500 | +0.6% | |
| Databuoy Corporation | 1 | $50,000 | +16.9% | |
| Cleveland Clinic | 1 | $450,000 | +176.4% | |
| The Ashlar Group LLC. | 1 | $124,010 | at the minimum | |
| exp U.S. Services Inc. | 1 | $90,000 | +72.0% | |
| Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston | 1 | $31,658 | at the minimum | |
| Pediatrix Medical Group, P.C. | 1 | $250,000 | +6.7% | |
| Denken Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $83,200 | +32.2% | |
| Federal Express Corporation | 1 | $73,070 | at the minimum | |
Showing the 20 employers with the most filings of 23. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Most-filed job titles in Charleston
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gastroenterology Fellow | 4 | $71,219 | +3.2% | |
| Hospitalist | 4 | $325,000 | +129.9% | |
| Business Architecture Manager | 3 | $164,201 | +21.3% | |
| Family Medicine Physician | 2 | $225,000 | +241.6% | |
| Gastroenterology Physician | 2 | $600,000 | +273.0% | |
| Pulmonology / Critical Care Physician | 2 | $500,000 | +166.3% | |
| Testing and Operations Lead | 2 | $140,000 | +134.0% | |
| Academic Hospitalist | 1 | $300,871 | +112.9% | |
| Application Developer | 1 | $90,043 | at the minimum | |
| Applications Software Engineer | 1 | $62,399 | +33.3% | |
| Assistant Professor (Critical Care and Pulmonology) | 1 | $154,565 | +201.8% | |
| Assistant Professor (Pediatric Pulmonology) | 1 | $98,634 | +92.5% | |
| Business Architecture Associate Manager | 1 | $153,900 | +64.1% | |
| Cardiologist | 1 | $650,000 | +171.7% | |
| Catholic Priest | 1 | $31,658 | at the minimum | |
| Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist | 1 | $325,000 | +229.6% | |
| Construction Engineer | 1 | $90,000 | +72.0% | |
| Data Engineer | 1 | $82,846 | at the minimum | |
| Deputy Chief Medical Examiner | 1 | $306,000 | +30.7% | |
| Electrophysiologist | 1 | $775,000 | +224.0% | |
| Estimator | 1 | $80,018 | +23.8% | |
| Fellow | 1 | $68,480 | +1.1% | |
| Graduate Electrical Engineer | 1 | $86,986 | +7.5% | |
| Interventional Pulmonology Physician | 1 | $500,000 | +166.3% | |
| Multi-Organ Transplant Surgeon | 1 | $450,000 | +176.4% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- The city is the worksite on the filing, which can be a client's office or a remote worker's home, not the employer's headquarters.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.