Take-home pay, computed in the open.
Take-home pay $2,271.02 per biweekly paycheck
per biweekly paycheck · single · West Virginia · 2026 tables
- Gross / check
- $2,884.62
- Taxes / check
- $613.59
- Net / year
- $59,047
- Effective rate
- 21.3%
The stub, line by line
| Line item | Each paycheck | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $2,884.62 | $75,000 |
| Federal income tax | −$295.00 | −$7,670 |
| West Virginia income tax | −$97.92 | −$2,546 |
| Social Security | −$178.85 | −$4,650 |
| Medicare | −$41.83 | −$1,088 |
| Take-home pay | $2,271.02 | $59,047 |
West Virginia levies no local income tax on wages, though several cities deduct flat weekly "city service fees" (Huntington $5/week, Charleston $3/week, Parkersburg $2.50/week, Weirton $2/week) that are not income-percentage taxes and are not computed here.
How West Virginia taxes a paycheck
West Virginia cut its personal income tax rates by 5% for 2026 under SB 392 — signed March 31, 2026 and retroactive to January 1, 2026 — dropping the top marginal rate from 4.82% to 4.58%.
West Virginia allows a personal exemption of $2,000 per filer before its rate applies.
West Virginia levies no local income tax on wages, though several cities deduct flat weekly "city service fees" (Huntington $5/week, Charleston $3/week, Parkersburg $2.50/week, Weirton $2/week) that are not income-percentage taxes and are not computed here.
2026 West Virginia brackets, single filer
| Taxable income | Rate |
|---|---|
| $0 – $10,000 | 2.11% |
| $10,000 – $25,000 | 2.81% |
| $25,000 – $40,000 | 3.16% |
| $40,000 – $60,000 | 4.22% |
| over $60,000 | 4.58% |
Common salaries, translated
Sources
- West Virginia Tax Division - 2026 Income Tax Rate Cut (W.Va. Code 11-21-4j; full TY2026 rate schedules for single/MFJ/HOH and married-filing-separately; effective June 12, 2026 retroactive to Jan 1, 2026)
- West Virginia Form IT-140 (2024) - primary return form showing line structure (line 6 Total Exemptions x $2,000, $500 if zero; line 7 WV Taxable Income = WV AGI minus exemptions); no standard deduction line
- EY Tax Alert - West Virginia law lowers personal income tax rate retroactive to Jan 1, 2026 (SB 392; top rate 4.82% to 4.58%)
- Thomson Reuters - West Virginia Cuts Personal Income Tax Rates
- Americans for Tax Reform - West Virginia Legislature Delivers Third Income Tax Reduction
- Paylocity - West Virginia Passes Bill Reducing Tax Rates, Effective June 12, 2026
- SmartAsset - West Virginia Paycheck Calculator (city service fees; no local income tax on wages)
- IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 — 2026 federal brackets and standard deduction
- SSA — 2026 Social Security wage base