Updated for 2026
West Virginia Paycheck Calculator
Estimate your take-home pay in West Virginia after federal taxes, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes.
About this West Virginia paycheck calculator
This is the CalcPaid paycheck calculator with West Virginia already selected. Enter your pay and how often you are paid, and it estimates your 2026 take-home pay after federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and West Virginia income tax.
It runs the same calculation as the US Paycheck Calculator. If you work in a different state, choose it in the calculator above.
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What the calculator applies for West Virginia
- West Virginia income tax rises in five steps. If you are single, married filing jointly or head of household, the calculator charges 2.11% on the first $10,000 of West Virginia taxable income, 2.81% from $10,000 to $25,000, 3.16% from $25,000 to $40,000, 4.22% from $40,000 to $60,000 and 4.58% on everything above $60,000. If you are married filing separately, the same rates apply, stepping up at $5,000, $12,500, $20,000 and $30,000.
- Pre-tax deductions lower your West Virginia wages. Health, dental and vision premiums, FSA and HSA contributions, traditional 401(k) contributions and any other pre-tax deduction you enter all come off your pay before West Virginia tax is worked out.
- An exemption comes off next. The calculator subtracts no standard deduction for West Virginia. It subtracts an exemption of $2,000, or $4,000 if you are married filing jointly, and applies the rates to what is left.
- The rates are for 2026 only. West Virginia has been cutting its rates under a revenue-trigger law, so the rate can change from year to year. The calculator uses the rates recorded for 2026 and assumes nothing about later years.
- Nothing else is added for West Virginia. The calculator takes out no West Virginia payroll contribution and no city or county income tax.
- City service fees are not included. Several West Virginia cities charge a flat weekly city service fee rather than a percentage. The calculator does not include those fees.
- These figures have not been confirmed against a 2026 agency document. The rates and the incomes at which each starts come from summaries of West Virginia’s 2026 rate change and have not yet been re-checked against a 2026 West Virginia Tax Division document. CalcPaid’s data records the West Virginia figures as a whole, the exemption included, as not yet confirmed.
An estimate, not your pay stub
The result is an annualized estimate rather than an exact payroll withholding calculation. Your employer’s payroll system works pay period by pay period, using the withholding forms you filed and your year-to-date pay — information this calculator does not have — so the figure on a given paycheck can fall either side of the one shown here.
Your pay stub is the authority on what was actually withheld, and your tax return is the authority on what you finally owe for the year.
West Virginia paycheck at a glance
A single filer earning $75,000 in West Virginia and paid every two weeks takes home about $59,047 a year in 2026: $4,921 a month, or $2,271 a paycheck.
| Item | Per year | Per paycheck |
|---|---|---|
| Gross salary | $75,000 | $2,885 |
| Federal income tax | −$7,670 | −$295 |
| Social Security | −$4,650 | −$179 |
| Medicare | −$1,088 | −$42 |
| West Virginia state income tax | −$2,546 | −$98 |
| Take-home pay | $59,047 | $2,271 |
Filing status changes the figure: married filing jointly on the same salary takes home about $62,168, and a head of household about $60,969.
West Virginia state income tax brackets for 2026
West Virginia taxes wages in brackets: each rate applies only to the part of taxable income, the pay left after the deductions West Virginia allows, that falls inside its band.
| Taxable income | Rate |
|---|---|
| Up to $10,000 | 2.11% |
| $10,000 to $25,000 | 2.81% |
| $25,000 to $40,000 | 3.16% |
| $40,000 to $60,000 | 4.22% |
| $60,000 and over | 4.58% |
Take-home pay in West Virginia by salary
What a single filer paid every two weeks takes home in West Virginia in 2026 at six salaries, and what a married couple filing jointly takes home on the same pay.
| Salary | State taxes | Take-home / year | Per month | Per paycheck |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $45,000 | $1,233 | $37,104 | $3,092 | $1,427 |
| $60,000 | $1,866 | $48,524 | $4,044 | $1,866 |
| $75,000 | $2,546 | $59,047 | $4,921 | $2,271 |
| $90,000 | $3,233 | $68,912 | $5,743 | $2,650 |
| $120,000 | $4,607 | $88,643 | $7,387 | $3,409 |
| $150,000 | $5,981 | $107,810 | $8,984 | $4,147 |
| Salary | State taxes | Take-home / year | Per month | Per paycheck |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $45,000 | $1,149 | $39,129 | $3,261 | $1,505 |
| $60,000 | $1,782 | $50,788 | $4,232 | $1,953 |
| $75,000 | $2,454 | $62,168 | $5,181 | $2,391 |
| $90,000 | $3,141 | $73,534 | $6,128 | $2,828 |
| $120,000 | $4,515 | $96,265 | $8,022 | $3,702 |
| $150,000 | $5,889 | $117,296 | $9,775 | $4,511 |
West Virginia paycheck questions
How much is $75,000 a year after taxes in West Virginia?
A single filer paid every two weeks takes home about $59,047 in 2026. Of the $75,000, federal income tax takes $7,670; Social Security and Medicare take $5,738; West Virginia state income tax takes $2,546.
How much is each paycheck on $75,000 in West Virginia?
Paid every two weeks, about $2,271 per paycheck after tax, which is $4,921 a month. Paid weekly, it is about $1,136 a week.
Does filing status change a West Virginia paycheck?
Yes. The 2026 federal standard deduction is $16,100 for a single filer, $32,200 for a married couple filing jointly and $24,150 for a head of household. On $75,000, married filing jointly takes home about $62,168 and a head of household about $60,969. West Virginia’s own brackets also differ by filing status.
Which taxes do these figures include?
Federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and West Virginia state income tax, worked out by the same engine as the calculator above. Local income taxes are not included, and the figures assume no 401(k), health insurance or other pre-tax deductions.
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