West Virginia Paycheck Calculator 2026

A West Virginia paycheck gets trimmed by four main deductions before the money reaches your bank account. Federal income tax comes out according to the W-4 you filed with your employer, Social Security takes 6.2% on wages up to the $184,500 base, and Medicare adds 1.45% with no ceiling. On top of that, the state withholds its own income tax, which runs on a graduated schedule that tops out at 4.58%.

Because West Virginia's top rate is well below those of many neighboring states, the state share of your withholding stays modest, and the federal portion usually dominates the total bite. Pre-tax choices reshape the math: money you route into a 401(k) (up to the $24,500 deferral limit) or into health premiums lowers the wages that both the IRS and the state tax, so two coworkers earning the same gross can land on very different take-home figures.

On a $60,000 salary, West Virginia's graduated income tax, topping out at 4.58%, comes to about $1,866 a year for a single filer after the state's own deductions and exemptions — on top of $4,590 in federal FICA, which is the same in every state. 16 of the 42 states that tax income have a lower top rate than West Virginia's 4.58%.

The state minimum wage is $8.75/hr , above the federal $7.25 floor — about $18,200 a year at 40 hours a week. There is no state disability or paid-family-leave deduction, so nothing beyond income tax and FICA comes out at the state level.