Median pay · West Virginia
$45,300A year, or $22 an hour.Take-home a month$3,111After federal, state and FICA tax at 17.6%
Worth at national prices$50,616Prices here sit at 89.5 against 100
Against the nation11.1% belowNational median $50,980
| Percentile | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile1 in 10 earn less | $26,070 | $13 |
| 25th percentile | $31,530 | $15 |
| MedianHalf earn more, half less | $45,300 | $22 |
| 75th percentile | $64,940 | $31 |
| 90th percentile1 in 10 earn more | $98,220 | $47 |
| MeanAll pay divided by all jobs | $56,470 | $27 |
All occupations combined. Individual occupations vary far more than this figure suggests. The tables below show the spread.
How we got this
- Median wage in West VirginiaBLS OEWS May 2025. Half of all wage earners here were paid more than this, half less.$45,300
- Median hourly wagePublished separately by BLS, not divided out of the annual figure.$21.78
- Take-home after federal, state and FICA tax$3,111 a month at an effective rate of 17.6%.$37,333 a year
- Worth at national average pricesPrices in West Virginia sit at 89.5 against a national 100 (BEA, 2024).$50,616
- Against the national medianThe national median is $50,980.11.1% below
- Jobs countedA concentration of 1 against the nation's 1.00.701,610
What we assumed
- Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
- OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
- Take-home assumes one 2026 filer, filing single, taking the standard deduction, with no dependents, pre-tax retirement contributions or local income tax.
- Regional price parities compare price levels between places in one year. They are not inflation, and they do not adjust for what a household actually buys.
Technical details
Method occupation-wage-v1Data bls-oews-2025-05-v1, us-tax-2026-v1, bea-rpp-2024-v1, census-acs5-2024-v1