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West Virginia paycheck calculator, 2026

Type your pay. The page shows how much you keep after tax in West Virginia. The tax is federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and the West Virginia tax. The numbers are for 2026.

Traditional 401(k). The limit is $24,500.00 a year.

Take-home pay in a year, West Virginia

$48,523.85

Each paycheck (every two weeks)
$1,866.30
A month
$4,043.65
Where your pay goes
ItemA yearEach paycheck
Pay before tax$60,000.00$2,307.69
Federal income tax$5,020.00$193.08
Social Security$3,720.00$143.08
Medicare$870.00$33.46
401(k)$0.00$0.00
State tax (West Virginia)$1,866.15$71.77
Total taken off$11,476.15$441.39
Take-home pay$48,523.85$1,866.30
Average tax rate19.13%
Marginal tax rate23.87%

West Virginia state tax uses Form WV/IT-104 with 1 exemption (yourself), 2 for married (you and your spouse), no dependents, and the optional One Earner/One Job tables, which the form lets you ask for when you have one job and no working spouse. West Virginia has no local income tax on wages. Some cities charge a municipal service fee through the paycheck (a few dollars a week), and it is not included.

Each paycheck is the yearly amount divided by the number of paychecks, in cents. If your pay is over the Social Security limit of $184,500.00, your real paychecks have no Social Security tax late in the year. The average rate is your taxes divided by your pay. The marginal rate is the same taxes on your next dollar. This is an estimate for 2026.

How to use the calculator

  1. Type your pay before tax. Choose if it is for a year, a month, twice a month, every two weeks, a week or an hour.
  2. Choose your filing status and how often you are paid.
  3. Type the share of your pay that goes to a 401(k), if you have one.
  4. Read your take-home pay and what is taken off.

West Virginia tax on your paycheck

West Virginia taxes wages at 2.11%, 2.81%, 3.16%, 4.22% and 4.58% in 2026, after a 5% rate cut passed in March 2026 and applied from 1 January. The withholding takes $2,000 a year (divided by the paychecks) off for each exemption, then reads a bracket table. An employer uses the higher Two Earner/Two Jobs table unless the worker asks for the One Earner table, so a worker who gave no form would see more withheld than here.

The calculator uses Form WV/IT-104 with 1 exemption (yourself), 2 for married (you and your spouse), no dependents, and the optional One Earner/One Job tables, which the form lets you ask for when you have one job and no working spouse.

Local taxes. West Virginia has no local income tax on wages. Some cities charge a municipal service fee through the paycheck (a few dollars a week), and it is not included.

Sources: West Virginia State Tax Division, Form WV IT-100.2A (March 2026), Tables for Percentage Method of Withholding, West Virginia State Tax Division, 2026 Income Tax Rate Cut, West Virginia State Tax Division, Form WV IT-104, Employee's Withholding Exemption Certificate.

Questions

Does West Virginia tax wages?

Yes. West Virginia taxes wages at 2.11%, 2.81%, 3.16%, 4.22% and 4.58% in 2026, after a 5% rate cut passed in March 2026 and applied from 1 January. The withholding takes $2,000 a year (divided by the paychecks) off for each exemption, then reads a bracket table. An employer uses the higher Two Earner/Two Jobs table unless the worker asks for the One Earner table, so a worker who gave no form would see more withheld than here. The calculator uses Form WV/IT-104 with 1 exemption (yourself), 2 for married (you and your spouse), no dependents, and the optional One Earner/One Job tables, which the form lets you ask for when you have one job and no working spouse.

How much is $60,000 a year after tax in West Virginia?

For a single worker, $60,000 a year gives $48,523.85 after tax in 2026. Federal income tax is $5,020.00, Social Security is $3,720.00 and Medicare is $870.00. West Virginia income tax is $1,866.15.

Does my 401(k) lower my West Virginia income tax?

Yes. On $60,000, a 10% traditional 401(k) lowers the West Virginia income tax from $1,866.15 to $1,612.95 a year.

Are local taxes in the West Virginia calculator?

No. West Virginia has no local income tax on wages. Some cities charge a municipal service fee through the paycheck (a few dollars a week), and it is not included.

Is the result exact?

No. It is an estimate for one job, a full year, and a Form W-4 of 2020 or later with nothing in Steps 2, 3 and 4. Your paycheck can be different because of other pre-tax benefits, local taxes, a second job, and the choices on your W-4. The tax you owe is set when you file your tax return.

Take-home pay in West Virginia

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