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West Virginia Paycheck Calculator (2026)
Estimate your West Virginia take-home pay for 2026. Enter your annual salary and filing status to see federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, and West Virginia state income tax, all broken out line by line.
West Virginia take-home pay calculator
- Gross pay
- $75,000
- Federal income tax
- −$7,670
- Social Security
- −$4,650
- Medicare
- −$1,088
- West Virginia income tax
- −$2,638
- Take-home pay
- $58,955
West Virginia cut its rates about 5% for 2026, retroactive to January 1, dropping the top rate to 4.58% (from 4.82%). Rates run 2.11% to 4.58% across five brackets. Social Security benefits are exempt.
Some West Virginia municipalities levy a flat city service fee on people who work in the city, which is not an income tax and is not included here.
Federal: IRS Revenue Procedure 2025-32 (IR-2025-103) · Social Security Administration. State: West Virginia Tax Division.
Estimate for 2026, based on annual tax brackets, not exact paycheck withholding or your final tax liability. Excludes local taxes, pre-tax deductions (401(k), health premiums), and credits. This is general information, not tax advice.
How this estimate is built
Your take-home pay starts with your gross salary, then subtracts four things: federal income tax (calculated on your salary minus the 2026 standard deduction, across the IRS brackets), Social Security (6.2% up to the annual wage base), Medicare (1.45%, plus 0.9% on high earnings), and West Virginia state income tax. West Virginia cut its rates about 5% for 2026, retroactive to January 1, dropping the top rate to 4.58% (from 4.82%). Rates run 2.11% to 4.58% across five brackets. Social Security benefits are exempt.
Local taxes: Some West Virginia municipalities levy a flat city service fee on people who work in the city, which is not an income tax and is not included here.
This is an annual-bracket estimate, not the exact amount withheld from each paycheck (employers use IRS withholding tables) and not your final tax bill. It also excludes pre-tax deductions like 401(k) contributions and health premiums, and any tax credits. It is general information, not tax advice. Federal figures: IRS Revenue Procedure 2025-32 (IR-2025-103) · Social Security Administration.
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