Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary in West Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$62,763
after federal, FICA and West Virginia tax
Tax takes
$17,887
22.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$69,913
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
$80,650
Kept after tax
$62,763
Worth in national money
$69,913
State rank
51
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in West Virginia. The middle earner gets $80,650. That is 51 of 51 states, and about 23.82% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in West Virginia. It ranks 76 out of 473 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $80,650 you keep $62,763 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $69,913 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $81,700, since top earners drag the number up.
- For education administrators, kindergarten through secondary, West Virginia sits in the lower band at $80,650, ranking 51 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 23.82%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Within West Virginia, education administrators, kindergarten through secondary ranks 76 of 473 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Retained pay in West Virginia is $62,763 after the full tax stack, from $80,650. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $69,913 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $81,700 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $57,740 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $80,650 |
| Top tenth earn over | $97,350 |
| This salary | $80,650 |
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 | $62,763 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $65,567 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,440 |
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 | $76,663 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,370 |
| 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 $80,650. The published range is $57,740 up to $97,350, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In West Virginia the take-home figure of $62,763, from $80,650, 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 76 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 $69,913 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 76.
- Reported values are medians; for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in West Virginia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $57,740 to $97,350. 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 $62,763 from $80,650. 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 76 of 473 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $69,913, worked from $80,650, 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 76 of 473 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $57,740 at the bottom tenth to $97,350 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $69,913 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 $62,763.
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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($57,740 to $97,350) 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 $69,913 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 $62,763 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.