West Virginia Take-Home Pay by Salary — 2026
West Virginia has 5 rates from 2.11% to 4.58%. For a single filer in West Virginia, take-home pay is $40,911 on a $50,000 salary, $75,489 on $100,000 and $172,621 on $250,000, after federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and state income tax.
In West Virginia the share of salary that goes to tax rises from 14.81% at $30,000 to 36.31% at $500,000. West Virginia income tax accounts for $1,444 of the tax at $50,000 and $10,561 at $250,000, 2.89% and 4.22% of salary.
Against the other jurisdictions, West Virginia ranks 26th of 51 for take-home pay at $75,000 and 25th at $250,000, highest first. No West Virginia locality levies an income tax, so these figures are complete for wages.
Filing status changes the figure. On $75,000 a married couple filing jointly in West Virginia keeps $62,168 and a head of household $60,969, against $59,047 for a single filer. Spread over 2,080 working hours, a single filer's take-home is $20 an hour at $50,000 and $36 at $100,000.
Next door, a $75,000 salary leaves Pennsylvania $243 more, Maryland $653 less, Virginia $953 less, Kentucky $39 more, Ohio $920 more than the $59,047 it leaves in West Virginia.
Each of the 25 West Virginia salaries below has its own page with all four filing statuses, the bracket each tax reaches and the same salary in the other 50 jurisdictions. For a salary not listed, or for dependents, use the take-home calculator set to West Virginia.
Take-home pay in West Virginia at 25 salaries
Single filer, wages only, standard deduction, no dependents, no local tax.
| Salary | Take-home | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | $25,558 | $2,130 |
| $35,000 | $29,417 | $2,451 |
| $40,000 | $33,277 | $2,773 |
| $45,000 | $37,104 | $3,092 |
| $50,000 | $40,911 | $3,409 |
| $55,000 | $44,717 | $3,726 |
| $60,000 | $48,524 | $4,044 |
| $65,000 | $52,320 | $4,360 |
| $70,000 | $55,758 | $4,647 |
| $75,000 | $59,047 | $4,921 |
| $80,000 | $62,335 | $5,195 |
| $85,000 | $65,624 | $5,469 |
| $90,000 | $68,912 | $5,743 |
| $100,000 | $75,489 | $6,291 |
| $110,000 | $82,066 | $6,839 |
| $120,000 | $88,643 | $7,387 |
| $125,000 | $91,868 | $7,656 |
| $130,000 | $95,056 | $7,921 |
| $150,000 | $107,810 | $8,984 |
| $175,000 | $123,753 | $10,313 |
| $200,000 | $140,656 | $11,721 |
| $250,000 | $172,621 | $14,385 |
| $300,000 | $202,326 | $16,860 |
| $400,000 | $260,396 | $21,700 |
| $500,000 | $318,466 | $26,539 |
Every filing status in West Virginia
Take-home pay per year at three salaries; wages only, standard deduction, no dependents.