West Virginia adopts the federal minimum wage rate by reference. Any changes of the federal minimum wage will automatically affect the minimum wage of West Virginia.

Or approximately $ 15,080.00 per year.

Based on a 8 hour day and 260 day work per year before taxes.

Minimum Trainee Wage: $5.15 per hour

Read in the next link more about the West Virginia minimum wage for trainees.

Tipped Workers: Your overtime pay can never be less than your minimum wage!

The commissioner of labor is authorized to make investigations whether there is reasonable believe that the minimum wage is or has been violated.
More info:
West Virginia Division of Labor
Capitol Complex
Building 6, Room 749B
Charleston, West Virginia 25305
(304) 5587890

Cash Wage: $5.80
Maximum Tip Credit: $1.45

NOTE: Companies that fall under the jurisdiction of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act for minimum wage coverage may pay the federal tip credit of $2.13 per hour - see below.

Note:The cash wage or basic wage rate is the minimum required employer contribution towards your hourly minimum wage. The "maximum tip credit" - 20% for West-Virginia - is the amount of tips you will need on top of your cash wage to make the minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. If you do not receive sufficient tips in your workweek to achieve the minimum wage for all hours worked that week, your employer must make up the difference.