Computer Network Architects in West Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$90,286
after federal, FICA and West Virginia tax
Tax takes
$32,234
26.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$100,573
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
$122,520
Kept after tax
$90,286
Worth in national money
$100,573
State rank
31
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- West Virginia sits in the middle of the pack for computer network architects. The median is $122,520, ranking 31 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Within West Virginia this is well-paid work. Of 473 occupations with published figures in the state, computer network architects ranks 15 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where West Virginia does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $122,520 you keep $90,286, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $100,573 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $114,450, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- West Virginia occupies the middle band for computer network architects: a median of $122,520, ranking 31 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Ranked against every occupation West Virginia publishes a median for, computer network architects sits 15 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 network architects on $122,520 is $90,286. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $100,573 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 $114,450 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Computer Network Architects
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $79,440 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $122,520 |
| Top tenth earn over | $146,440 |
| This salary | $122,520 |
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 | $90,286 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $95,008 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,802 |
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 | $115,787 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,984 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $122,520 as a midpoint for West Virginia, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $79,440 and the ninetieth is $146,440 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $90,286 take-home in West Virginia comes from $122,520. 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 15 of 473.
- Two cautions on $100,573, the adjusted value of that $122,520 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of West Virginia. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 15 of 473 locally.
- The West Virginia median of $122,520 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $79,440 to $146,440. 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 $90,286, from $122,520, 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 15 of 473 locally, and the state ranks 31 of 51 for it.
- This $100,573 adjusted figure, worked from $122,520, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 15 of 473 in the state. The occupation ranks 15 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 $114,450 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $79,440 and the top tenth $146,440, so most people doing this work in West Virginia sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $100,573.
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, $90,286 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 $114,450. 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($79,440 to $146,440) 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 $100,573 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 $90,286 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.