Communications Teachers, Postsecondary in West Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$60,941
after federal, FICA and West Virginia tax
Tax takes
$16,939
21.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$67,884
West Virginia costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in West Virginia — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$77,880
Kept after tax
$60,941
Worth in national money
$67,884
State rank
22
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. West Virginia is 22 of 48 states for this job, with a middle wage of $77,880. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 473 occupations West Virginia reports, this job comes in at 84 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- West Virginia is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $77,880 the take-home is $60,941; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $67,884 would nationally. The average lands at $75,930, below the middle of the range.
- West Virginia ranks 22 of 48 for communications teachers, postsecondary at $77,880. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Communications teachers, postsecondary ranks 84 of 473 occupations by median in West Virginia, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Post-tax income for communications teachers, postsecondary in West Virginia, on $77,880, is $60,941 — equivalent to $67,884 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $75,930 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $50,770 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $77,880 |
| Top tenth earn over | $101,780 |
| This salary | $77,880 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in West Virginia | $60,941 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $63,619 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,416 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $74,074 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,337 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in West Virginia earn less than $77,880. The published range is $50,770 up to $101,780, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In West Virginia the take-home figure of $60,941, from $77,880, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 84 of 473 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of West Virginia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $67,884, the adjusted value of that $77,880 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 84 of 473 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for communications teachers, postsecondary in West Virginia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $50,770 to $101,780. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for West Virginia is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $60,941 from $77,880. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 84 of 473 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for West Virginia, so $67,884 — the adjusted value of that $77,880 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 84 of 473 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $50,770 and the top tenth $101,780, so most people doing this work in West Virginia sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. West Virginia is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $67,884 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and West Virginia adds its own income tax on top — which is why $60,941 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($50,770 to $101,780) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to West Virginia rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
West Virginia's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $67,884 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $60,941 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and West Virginia income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.