Highest Paying Jobs In Huntington, WV For 2024

The highest-paying jobs in Huntington include a range of industries, including healthcare, technology, and finance. If you’re looking for a high-paying career in the Huntington area, this list will help you narrow down your search to the best-paid professions available.

We cover the 29 highest-paying jobs in Huntington in 2024 using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Most of the high-paying positions in Huntington require extensive experience, but there are also some well-paid entry-level roles for job seekers with the right educational background.

Overall, the highest-paying job in Huntington is Surgeon’S Assistant, with an average annual salary of $347,126 and an entry-level salary of $183,000.

Whether you’re considering a career change, thinking about moving to Huntington, or a recent graduate planning for your future, this guide to the highest-paying jobs and best-paid industries in Huntington can help you figure out your next move.

Here’s a quick look at the top 10 highest-paying jobs in Huntington, West Virginia:

Surgeon’s Assistant – $347,126
Physician – $303,889
Neurosurgeon – $300,492
Pulmonologist – $292,727
Cardiologist – $281,621
Vascular Surgeon – $270,100
Hospitalist Physician – $264,842
Associate Professor, Physician – $257,756
Internist – $245,509
Neurologist – $243,705

Detailed list of highest paying jobs in Huntington

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Surgeon’s Assistant	$347,126	$183,000
2	Physician	$303,889	$157,000
3	Neurosurgeon	$300,492	$162,000
4	Pulmonologist	$292,727	$140,000
5	Cardiologist	$281,621	$145,000
6	Vascular Surgeon	$270,100	$142,000
7	Hospitalist Physician	$264,842	$184,000
8	Associate Professor, Physician	$257,756	$131,000
9	Internist	$245,509	$131,000
10	Neurologist	$243,705	$139,000
11	Ophthalmologist	$235,341	$134,000
12	Neonatologist	$232,356	$103,000
13	Hospitalist	$228,132	$151,000
14	Nephrologist	$226,064	$138,000
15	Staff Psychiatrist	$223,413	$145,000
16	Psychiatrist	$221,902	$137,000
17	Geriatric Physician	$215,821	$110,000
18	Internal Medicine Physician	$206,914	$126,000
19	Endocrinologist	$206,151	$127,000
20	General Internist	$205,978	$127,000
21	Physician-Internist	$202,923	$101,000
22	Staff Physician	$196,993	$118,000
23	Pediatrician	$187,894	$121,000
24	Gastroenterologist	$187,199	$115,000
25	Driver/Owner Operator	$158,127	$62,000
26	Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist	$153,864	$93,000
27	Owner/Operator	$151,331	$97,000
28	Chief Executive Officer	$149,658	$81,000
29	Associate Professor Of Medicine	$135,520	$65,000

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Huntington for 2024

To figure out the highest-paying jobs in Huntington, we looked at the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and others.

Zippia’s data science team then supplements that data by continuously scanning through millions of job postings each day to find published salaries. We match these published salaries to the companies, locations, and job titles in other datasets.

Finally, we calculate a weighted average of these inputs to produce an estimated salary for the particular job title in Huntington.

In total, the team looked at the salary data set for all over 1,000 job titles in Huntington to identify the jobs that get paid the most.

Editor’s Note: Article updated for 2024. This is our eighth time ranking the highest paying jobs in Huntington.

Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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