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Rank 47 of 51 by shops · BLS QCEW 2024

How many sign shops are in West Virginia, and what do they pay?

22 sign shops
employing 100 people in 2024, about 4.5 per shop, at an average of $41,944 a year. West Virginia holds 0.3% of the country's sign shops. Pay is 29% below the median state.
Employees100rank 47 of 51 · -1% since 2023
Average pay$41,944rank 48 by pay · +8.1% since 2023
Total payroll$4.2M2024 wages paid by sign shops
Shops vs 2023+4.8%1 more shops than 2023

West Virginia against the states around it

#StateSign shopsEmployeesAvg pay
45Delaware
22
126$46,101
46Rhode Island
22
112$60,879
47West Virginia
22
100$41,944
48Alaska
12
78$46,880
49Wyoming
12
58$38,454

The full ranking of all 51 states is on the home page. The most shops: Texas with 713. U.S. total: 7,581 shops, 76,480 employees, $63,399 average pay.

Putting up a sign in West Virginia

Every city these shops sell into permits signs under its own code, and the permit is usually the longest step in a sign job. PrinterFlo's sign-code summaries by city set out, for the cities covered so far, what needs a permit, the size limits and what the city checks before a sign goes up.

Questions

How many sign shops are in West Virginia?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 22 sign manufacturing establishments in West Virginia in 2024 (annual average, private employers), ranking West Virginia 47 of 51 states. Together they employed 100 people, about 4.5 per shop.

How much do sign makers make in West Virginia?

Average annual pay across West Virginia's sign shops was $41,944 in 2024, 34% below the U.S. sign industry average of $63,399. That is total payroll divided by employment, so it blends fabricators, designers, installers and owners on payroll.

What counts as a sign shop in these figures?

An establishment with payroll classified under NAICS 339950, Sign Manufacturing: businesses whose main activity is making signs, including electric and non-electric signs, channel letters, printed banners and vehicle graphics. Print shops, engravers and installation contractors classified under other codes are not included, and neither are owner-only shops with no employees.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), annual averages, private ownership, NAICS 339950 Sign Manufacturing, West Virginia, 2024 and 2023 annual averages, read September 22, 2026. Average pay = total annual wages ÷ annual average employment. Ranks computed from the 51 states with a published establishment count.