Computer and Information Systems Managers in West Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$101,318
after federal, FICA and West Virginia tax
Tax takes
$38,502
27.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$112,862
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
$139,820
Kept after tax
$101,318
Worth in national money
$112,862
State rank
40
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. West Virginia pays this job a middle wage of $139,820, 40 of 51 states and about 20.17% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Within West Virginia this is well-paid work. Of 473 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 8 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where West Virginia does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $139,820 you keep $101,318, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $112,862 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $141,510, because the best-paid pull it up.
- West Virginia's $139,820 median for computer and information systems managers places it 40 of 51 states, about 20.17% 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.
- Ranked against every occupation West Virginia publishes a median for, computer and information systems managers sits 8 of 473 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- After federal, FICA and West Virginia income tax, retained pay for computer and information systems managers on $139,820 is $101,318. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $112,862 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 $141,510 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Computer and Information Systems Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $78,440 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $139,820 |
| Top tenth earn over | $205,040 |
| This salary | $139,820 |
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 | $101,318 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $106,833 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,923 |
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 | $131,752 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$4,156 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $139,820 as a midpoint for West Virginia, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $78,440 and the ninetieth is $205,040 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $101,318 take-home in West Virginia comes from $139,820. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 8 of 473.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $112,862 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 8.
- The West Virginia median of $139,820 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $78,440 to $205,040. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $101,318, from $139,820, assumes a single West Virginia filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 8 of 473 locally, and the state ranks 40 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $112,862, worked from $139,820, 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 8 of 473 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $78,440 at the bottom tenth to $205,040 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in West Virginia sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $112,862 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; West Virginia then takes its own share, leaving $101,318.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($78,440) and the ninetieth ($205,040) 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 $112,862 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 $101,318 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.