| West Virginia Average Annual Wages by County | ||||||||||
| 1980-1989 | ||||||||||
| County | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
| Barbour | $14,982 | $16,281 | $18,014 | $16,904 | $17,927 | $17,848 | $16,668 | $15,441 | $16,128 | $17,372 |
| Berkeley | 13,397 | 14,566 | 15,243 | 15,611 | 16,667 | 16,904 | 17,275 | 17,816 | 18,287 | 18,638 |
| Boone | 19,364 | 21,509 | 24,154 | 24,486 | 25,756 | 26,054 | 27,217 | 28,144 | 27,612 | 29,065 |
| Braxton | 10,971 | 12,549 | 14,539 | 14,552 | 15,393 | 15,684 | 16,440 | 16,854 | 17,284 | 18,040 |
| Brooke | 15,953 | 17,192 | 17,657 | 18,450 | 17,329 | 17,451 | 17,481 | 17,624 | 17,990 | 19,987 |
| Cabell | 14,015 | 14,621 | 15,536 | 15,880 | 16,375 | 16,992 | 17,540 | 18,072 | 18,630 | 19,201 |
| Calhoun | 10,789 | 11,329 | 12,385 | 13,031 | 13,739 | 14,202 | 14,856 | 15,413 | 15,677 | 16,503 |
| Clay | 13,445 | 15,260 | 17,407 | 15,349 | 14,920 | 16,019 | 16,486 | 15,734 | 15,484 | 17,109 |
| Doddridge | 11,153 | 11,295 | 12,228 | 12,273 | 12,612 | 13,199 | 13,587 | 14,233 | 14,105 | 14,795 |
| Fayette | 13,293 | 14,385 | 15,336 | 14,735 | 15,526 | 15,994 | 16,293 | 16,552 | 17,076 | 17,166 |
| Gilmer | 12,042 | 13,187 | 13,849 | 13,925 | 14,195 | 14,725 | 15,295 | 15,425 | 15,320 | 16,299 |
| Grant | 15,291 | 17,701 | 18,496 | 19,579 | 20,987 | 21,383 | 21,448 | 21,462 | 21,663 | 22,266 |
| Greenbrier | 11,570 | 12,647 | 13,653 | 13,678 | 14,527 | 15,293 | 15,815 | 16,233 | 16,355 | 16,524 |
| Hampshire | 9,521 | 10,472 | 10,623 | 10,781 | 11,486 | 12,475 | 13,066 | 13,426 | 13,049 | 14,092 |
| Hancock | 20,897 | 22,900 | 23,157 | 22,609 | 21,949 | 22,914 | 24,299 | 24,135 | 26,501 | 28,896 |
| Hardy | 9,021 | 9,641 | 10,314 | 11,015 | 11,725 | 12,440 | 13,112 | 13,483 | 14,276 | 14,986 |
| Harrison | 13,683 | 14,816 | 15,939 | 16,151 | 16,781 | 17,370 | 17,804 | 18,424 | 18,338 | 18,768 |
| Jackson | 19,234 | 20,998 | 19,868 | 20,378 | 20,682 | 19,787 | 19,230 | 19,209 | 20,848 | 21,026 |
| Jefferson | 10,692 | 11,485 | 11,966 | 12,775 | 13,676 | 14,562 | 15,209 | 15,580 | 15,648 | 16,424 |
| Kanawha | 15,274 | 16,825 | 18,158 | 18,495 | 18,946 | 19,553 | 20,056 | 20,474 | 20,842 | 21,476 |
| Lewis | 11,516 | 12,681 | 13,883 | 14,008 | 14,425 | 15,281 | 15,594 | 15,658 | 15,631 | 15,995 |
| Lincoln | 11,954 | 12,777 | 13,252 | 13,580 | 13,543 | 14,354 | 14,624 | 15,094 | 15,125 | 15,534 |
| Logan | 16,123 | 17,270 | 18,314 | 17,766 | 18,785 | 19,560 | 20,279 | 21,115 | 21,921 | 22,182 |
| McDowell | 17,056 | 19,008 | 19,566 | 19,462 | 21,264 | 22,079 | 21,607 | 18,630 | 19,176 | 19,699 |
| Marion | 14,145 | 15,505 | 17,011 | 17,244 | 17,849 | 17,998 | 17,865 | 18,354 | 18,874 | 19,161 |
| Marshall | 16,809 | 18,709 | 19,676 | 20,275 | 21,514 | 21,953 | 22,705 | 23,849 | 24,391 | 25,493 |
| Mason | 15,569 | 15,622 | 17,285 | 16,724 | 17,618 | 18,496 | 18,489 | 19,250 | 20,068 | 20,952 |
| Mercer | 13,006 | 13,914 | 14,776 | 14,872 | 15,386 | 15,653 | 16,291 | 17,083 | 17,427 | 17,669 |
| Mineral | 13,344 | 14,028 | 14,979 | 15,001 | 15,433 | 16,511 | 17,417 | 17,528 | 18,495 | 17,682 |
| Mingo | 17,052 | 18,039 | 19,793 | 20,227 | 21,027 | 21,584 | 22,292 | 23,265 | 23,657 | 24,521 |
| Monongalia | 13,491 | 14,682 | 16,298 | 16,841 | 17,744 | 17,993 | 18,306 | 19,416 | 19,863 | 20,687 |
| Monroe | 11,555 | 12,622 | 13,426 | 13,891 | 15,039 | 15,880 | 15,838 | 16,515 | 16,590 | 16,966 |
| Morgan | 11,360 | 12,417 | 12,686 | 13,122 | 13,624 | 14,096 | 14,568 | 14,619 | 14,529 | 14,940 |
| Nicholas | 15,336 | 17,361 | 18,418 | 16,653 | 18,626 | 18,835 | 18,498 | 18,880 | 19,297 | 19,577 |
| Ohio | 12,703 | 13,821 | 14,757 | 14,569 | 14,904 | 15,455 | 15,659 | 16,157 | 16,723 | 17,018 |
| Pendleton | 8,757 | 10,181 | 10,401 | 10,679 | 11,138 | 12,437 | 12,473 | 12,652 | 13,232 | 13,651 |
| Pleasants | 17,095 | 17,640 | 18,251 | 18,450 | 19,354 | 20,774 | 21,415 | 21,280 | 21,479 | 22,217 |
| Pocahontas | 10,897 | 11,840 | 12,467 | 12,501 | 13,027 | 13,177 | 13,491 | 13,697 | 13,688 | 13,867 |
| Preston | 12,363 | 13,731 | 13,924 | 14,518 | 15,562 | 15,918 | 16,765 | 17,413 | 17,476 | 17,603 |
| Putnam | 15,126 | 16,445 | 17,072 | 17,033 | 17,866 | 18,638 | 18,955 | 19,022 | 19,851 | 20,305 |
| Raleigh | 14,726 | 15,904 | 16,773 | 16,926 | 17,866 | 18,698 | 19,078 | 19,600 | 19,613 | 19,718 |
| Randolph | 11,125 | 12,190 | 13,287 | 13,619 | 14,192 | 14,587 | 14,997 | 14,917 | 15,192 | 15,475 |
| Ritchie | 9,692 | 10,793 | 10,887 | 11,419 | 11,532 | 11,403 | 11,851 | 12,143 | 12,515 | 12,879 |
| Roane | 10,501 | 11,478 | 12,296 | 12,468 | 12,941 | 13,382 | 13,926 | 13,907 | 14,249 | 14,833 |
| Summers | 9,463 | 10,526 | 11,514 | 11,887 | 13,366 | 14,706 | 13,141 | 14,015 | 12,964 | 13,410 |
| Taylor | 9,622 | 10,625 | 12,678 | 13,186 | 13,854 | 14,604 | 14,964 | 15,514 | 15,555 | 15,727 |
| Tucker | 9,464 | 10,354 | 11,196 | 11,490 | 12,106 | 12,512 | 13,029 | 13,467 | 13,872 | 14,212 |
| Tyler | 15,325 | 16,461 | 18,122 | 18,973 | 19,608 | 21,156 | 21,843 | 21,221 | 22,272 | 23,395 |
| Upshur | 13,234 | 14,218 | 15,387 | 15,343 | 16,920 | 17,541 | 17,539 | 17,227 | 17,039 | 17,405 |
| Wayne | 13,003 | 14,263 | 14,704 | 15,736 | 16,218 | 17,216 | 16,890 | 17,116 | 17,495 | 17,870 |
| Webster | 11,798 | 11,842 | 13,502 | 12,012 | 14,131 | 16,250 | 16,601 | 16,690 | 15,490 | 17,957 |
| Wetzel | 11,425 | 11,736 | 12,565 | 12,569 | 13,173 | 13,337 | 14,328 | 14,573 | 14,849 | 14,003 |
| Wirt | 10,891 | 11,892 | 13,312 | 13,495 | 15,732 | 16,603 | 15,420 | 14,880 | 15,978 | 15,573 |
| Wood | 14,138 | 15,633 | 16,677 | 17,255 | 17,683 | 18,358 | 18,903 | 19,384 | 20,554 | 20,428 |
| Wyoming | 17,716 | 19,696 | 20,711 | 20,821 | 21,720 | 21,727 | 22,063 | 22,841 | 23,196 | 24,009 |
| Statewide | $14,452 | $15,728 | $16,698 | $16,857 | $17,474 | $17,995 | $18,414 | $18,824 | $19,320 | $19,786 |