Compliance Officers in West Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$51,766
after federal, FICA and West Virginia tax
Tax takes
$12,504
19.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$57,664
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
$64,270
Kept after tax
$51,766
Worth in national money
$57,664
State rank
49
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. West Virginia pays compliance officers a middle wage of $64,270, 49 of 51 states and about 20.39% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 473 occupations West Virginia reports figures for, this is number 139.
- Here is where West Virginia does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $64,270 you keep $51,766, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $57,664 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $74,330, because the best-paid pull it up.
- West Virginia's $64,270 median for compliance officers places it 49 of 51 states, about 20.39% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- In West Virginia's occupational distribution, compliance officers sits at 139 of 473 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After federal, FICA and West Virginia income tax, retained pay for compliance officers on $64,270 is $51,766. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $57,664 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $74,330 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Compliance Officers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $44,420 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $64,270 |
| Top tenth earn over | $115,210 |
| This salary | $64,270 |
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 | $51,766 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $53,821 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,279 |
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 | $61,713 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,831 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $64,270 as a midpoint for West Virginia, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $44,420 and the ninetieth is $115,210 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In West Virginia the take-home figure of $51,766, from $64,270, 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 139 of 473 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $57,664 uses one figure for the whole of West Virginia. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 473 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 139.
- The West Virginia median of $64,270 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $44,420 to $115,210. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for West Virginia is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $51,766 from $64,270. 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 139 of 473 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $57,664, worked from $64,270, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular West Virginia address, on work sitting at 139 of 473 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $74,330 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $44,420 at the bottom tenth to $115,210 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $57,664.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and West Virginia's own levy, $51,766 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in West Virginia is $74,330. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($44,420) and the ninetieth ($115,210) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $57,664 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 $51,766 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.