Enough defendants decide to skip their court appointments to support a sizable number of bounty hunters operating in the state of West Virginia. And an even greater amount of people are charged with crimes and find themselves in need of the services of a bail bondsman to get out of jail. Fortunately for bail bondsmen and bounty hunters – though not exactly for society – criminal behavior will undoubtedly continue into the future.
Bounty Hunter Salaries in West Virginia
The following salary figures are calculated using real-time data from postings, advertisements, and job descriptions across the state and in the following cities. These numbers do not include bonuses, bounty commissions, and extra expense fees that are negotiated between bounty hunters and their contracting or employing bail bondsman agencies. Current average annual bounty hunter salaries in West Virginia are:
- Statewide: $45,000
- Charleston: $45,000
- Huntington: $47,000
- Parkersburg: $44,000
- Wheeling: $39,000
Bail Bondsman Salaries in West Virginia
West Virginia Bail Bondsmen work closely with bounty hunters across the state, as the law requires them to authorize any bail recovery actions. Bondsman agencies include everything from mom-and-pop small operations to statewide and even national bail bonding companies. Naturally the salaries earned by these bail bondsmen also vary considerably depending on factors including:
- Experience and longevity
- Business location
- Number of employees
- Reputation and marketing
These salary figures are determined with current data from bail bondsman job advertisements and other sources that illustrate the starting average yearly salary in the field. They do not include bail percentage fees that make up another significant portion of bail bondsman income:
- Statewide: $23,000
- Charleston: $22,000
- Huntington: $23,000
- Parkersburg: $22,000
- Wheeling: $19,000