West Virginia Paycheck Calculator — Calculate Your Take-Home Pay

Use our free West Virginia paycheck calculator to calculate your net take-home pay after West Virginia state income tax (top rate 5.12%), federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare. Updated for 2025.

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West Virginia Paycheck Calculator

⚙️ Add Deductions (optional)
401(k), HSA, health insurance

West Virginia State Income Tax Rates (2025)

West Virginia has been reducing income taxes. The legislature passed a 25% personal income tax cut in 2023, phased in over several years. West Virginia aims to eliminate the personal income tax entirely over the coming decade.

Taxable IncomeTax Rate
$0–$10,0002.36%
$10,001–$25,0003.15%
$25,001–$40,0003.54%
$40,001–$60,0004.72%
Over $60,0005.12%

The minimum wage in West Virginia is $8.75/hr as of 2025. West Virginia's minimum wage exceeds the federal minimum of $7.25/hr.

How to Calculate Your West Virginia Paycheck

Your West Virginia take-home pay is your gross pay minus the following deductions:

This calculator also serves as a West Virginia payroll calculator, West Virginia salary calculator, West Virginia income calculator, and West Virginia take home pay calculator. Whether you search for "WV paycheck calculator" or "west virginia wage calculator," this tool gives you accurate 2025 results.

  • Federal Income Tax — based on 2025 IRS brackets and your filing status (10%–37%)
  • Social Security — 6.2% of wages up to $176,100 (2025 wage base)
  • Medicare — 1.45% of all wages (plus 0.9% surtax on earnings over $200,000)
  • West Virginia State Income Tax — calculated using West Virginia's 2025 tax brackets (top rate 5.12%)
  • Pre-tax deductions — 401(k), HSA, health insurance premiums reduce your taxable income

Frequently Asked Questions — West Virginia Paycheck

West Virginia's top income tax rate is 5.12%. The state uses a graduated bracket system.
West Virginia income tax is calculated on your annual taxable income. For paycheck withholding, your employer annualizes your per-period pay, calculates the annual tax, then divides by your pay periods per year.
The minimum wage in West Virginia is $8.75/hr. This exceeds the federal minimum of $7.25/hr.
No — West Virginia does not have local city or county income taxes aside from state tax. Your take-home pay calculation is straightforward.
Contributing to pre-tax accounts like a 401(k), HSA, or FSA reduces your West Virginia taxable income dollar-for-dollar. A $500/month 401(k) contribution can save $26/month in West Virginia state tax alone.