United States · West Virginia · Updated for 2026
West Virginia paycheck calculator 2026
On West Virginia’s median pay of $45,300 in 2026, a single filer in West Virginia takes home $37,332.79 a year ($1,435.88 every two weeks), after $3,256.00 federal income tax, $3,465.45 Social Security and Medicare, and $1,245.76 of West Virginia tax.
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Take-home pay, 2026 · West Virginia · single · paid every two weeks
$1,435.88 a paycheck
$37,332.79 a year · $3,111.07 a month · $17.95 an hour
| Per paycheck | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $1,742.31 | $45,300.00 |
| Federal income tax | −$125.23 | −$3,256.00 |
| Social Security | −$108.02 | −$2,808.60 |
| Medicare | −$25.26 | −$656.85 |
| West Virginia income tax | −$47.91 | −$1,245.76 |
| Take-home pay | $1,435.88 | $37,332.79 |
An estimate of the year’s tax divided evenly across your 26 paychecks, not your employer’s exact withholding table. An hour assumes 40 hours a week for 52 weeks.
Estimate your 2026 tax refund on this pay, with the new deductions for tips and overtime.
Local tax not included
Some West Virginia cities charge a flat city service fee to people who work there; it is not income tax and is not included.
Federal income tax
Taxable income: $45,300 of pay after pre-tax deductions, less the $16,100 standard deduction for single = $29,200.
| Income in bracket | Tax | |
|---|---|---|
| 10% bracket | $12,400 | $1,240.00 |
| 12% bracket | $16,800 | $2,016.00 |
| Federal income tax for the year | $3,256.00 |
Social Security and Medicare
- Social Security: 6.2% = $2,808.60 a year.
- Medicare: 1.45% of all pay = $656.85 a year.
West Virginia tax
West Virginia taxes $45,300 of your pay, less an exemption of $2,000 in all: $43,300 of taxable income.
| Income in bracket | Tax | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.11% bracket | $10,000 | $211.00 |
| 2.81% bracket | $15,000 | $421.50 |
| 3.16% bracket | $15,000 | $474.00 |
| 4.22% bracket | $3,300 | $139.26 |
West Virginia income tax: $1,245.76 a year.
Your tax rates
- Effective rate: 17.6%. That share of your pay goes in federal, state and payroll taxes.
- Marginal rate: 23.9%. Of your next dollar of pay, about 24 cents goes in tax, so you keep about 76 cents.
What are West Virginia’s income tax rates for 2026?
West Virginia taxes your pay less $2,000 for each person on the return, with no standard deduction, in five brackets from 2.11% to 4.58%. The same brackets apply to single filers, heads of household and married couples filing jointly, so a joint return does not get wider brackets.
| Rate | Single | Married filing jointly | Head of household |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.11% | from $0 | from $0 | from $0 |
| 2.81% | over $10,000 | over $10,000 | over $10,000 |
| 3.16% | over $25,000 | over $25,000 | over $25,000 |
| 4.22% | over $40,000 | over $40,000 | over $40,000 |
| 4.58% | over $60,000 | over $60,000 | over $60,000 |
How much tax do I pay on $45,300 in West Virginia?
$45,300 is the median yearly pay for all jobs in West Virginia (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). A single filer paid every two weeks, with nothing taken before tax:
| Year | Per paycheck | |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $45,300.00 | $1,742.31 |
| Federal income tax | $3,256.00 | $125.23 |
| Social Security | $2,808.60 | $108.02 |
| Medicare | $656.85 | $25.26 |
| West Virginia income tax | $1,245.76 | $47.91 |
| Take-home pay | $37,332.79 | $1,435.88 |
Effective rate: 17.6% of pay in tax. Of the next dollar, about 24 cents goes in tax. Open this example in the paycheck calculator.
What is different about paychecks in West Virginia?
West Virginia lowered every rate for 2026, under a law signed in March 2026 that reaches back to January 1. The top rate is now 4.58%, on taxable income over $60,000.
At low pay the Family Tax Credit takes off the whole tax: up to $15,650 of income for one person and $21,150 for a married couple. Above that it shrinks by 10% of the tax for every $300 more, and it is gone above $18,350 ($23,850 for a couple). It is never paid back as cash.
A married couple can file separate West Virginia returns, but that does not lower the tax on wages: the brackets for separate returns are exactly half as wide, so the couple pays at least as much as on a joint return.
West Virginia cities and counties do not tax income. Some cities charge a flat city service fee to people who work there; it is not income tax and is not in this estimate.
Not final yet
West Virginia has not published these 2026 figures yet, so this page uses the latest official amounts and will be updated when the state publishes: West Virginia’s Family Tax Credit table (the calculator uses the 2025 table until West Virginia publishes 2026’s).
How does West Virginia compare with Virginia and Pennsylvania?
The same $45,300 salary, single, paid every two weeks:
| State tax and contributions a year | Take-home a year | Per paycheck | |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | $1,245.76 | $37,332.79 | $1,435.88 |
| Virginia | $1,790.65 | $36,787.90 | $1,414.92 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,422.42 | $37,156.13 | $1,429.08 |
You take home $544.89 a year more in West Virginia than in Virginia.
You take home $176.66 a year more in West Virginia than in Pennsylvania.
What does this calculator leave out in West Virginia?
- Exemptions for dependents, and the Family Tax Credit for families of three or more.
- The senior citizen tax credit, the homestead excess property tax credit, and the Social Security and retirement subtractions.
- The military pay subtractions and city service fees.
- Dependents, and credits such as the child tax credit.
- One job for the whole calendar year, with the same pay every paycheck, no bonus and no overtime.
- A married couple filing jointly is one earner: the whole household income is this pay.
- The year’s tax is divided evenly across your paychecks. Your employer withholds from each paycheck using your W-4 and the IRS tables, so a paycheck can differ a little.
The full list is on the sources page, and the method on how we calculate.
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Every state on one page: the US paycheck calculator. How the taxes work: US paycheck guides.
Pay by job: the highest paying jobs in West Virginia after tax, and 830 jobs with their pay in every state. Your federal refund for 2026, with the new deductions: the tax refund calculator.
On an hourly wage? The West Virginia minimum wage, with full-time pay and take-home pay.
Questions about paychecks in West Virginia
How much is taken out of a paycheck in West Virginia?
On $45,300 a year, single, paid every two weeks: $125.23 federal income tax, $133.29 Social Security and Medicare and $47.91 for West Virginia (income tax) a paycheck, leaving $1,435.88.
What is the take-home pay on $100,000 in West Virginia?
$75,489.10 a year, or $2,903.43 every two weeks, for a single filer with nothing taken before tax.
Is West Virginia state tax taken out of every paycheck?
Yes. Employers in West Virginia withhold state income tax from each paycheck along with federal tax. This calculator spreads the year’s tax evenly across your paychecks, so a single paycheck can differ a little.
What are West Virginia’s income tax rates in 2026?
Five rates from 2.11% to 4.58%, on pay less $2,000 for each person on the return. They are a little lower than in 2025.
Does West Virginia tax military pay?
Mostly, yes. A resident’s active-duty pay is taxed, apart from National Guard and reserve pay for some federal call-ups and active-duty pay in the year a member leaves the service.