# West Virginia — US minimum wage rates by state, city, and worker type

For West Virginia, type is state; worker type is standard; hourly rate ($) is 8.75, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Jurisdiction:** West Virginia _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Type:** state
- **Parent state:** West Virginia _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Worker type:** standard
- **Hourly rate ($):** 8.75 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> West Virginia | $8.75

## Source

- https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wages

Last verified: 2026-08-12. Review by: 2026-11-10.
Part of [US minimum wage rates by state, city, and worker type](https://referencesource.org/minimum-wage-rates-by-jurisdiction/).