Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment in West Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$58,994
after federal, FICA and West Virginia tax
Tax takes
$15,926
21.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$65,715
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
$74,920
Kept after tax
$58,994
Worth in national money
$65,715
State rank
29
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. West Virginia is 29 of 50 states for this job, with a middle wage of $74,920. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in West Virginia. It ranks 98 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 $74,920 you keep $58,994 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $65,715 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $73,150.
- West Virginia ranks 29 of 50 for electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment at $74,920. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Within West Virginia, electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment ranks 98 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 $58,994 after the full tax stack, from $74,920. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $65,715 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $73,150 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,990 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $74,920 |
| Top tenth earn over | $91,890 |
| This salary | $74,920 |
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 | $58,994 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $61,536 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,390 |
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 | $71,306 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,302 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment in West Virginia earn under $74,920 and half over. The published range runs $47,990 at the tenth percentile to $91,890 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind West Virginia's $58,994, worked from $74,920. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 98 of 473.
- One number stands for prices across all of West Virginia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $65,715, the adjusted value of that $74,920 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 98 of 473 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment in West Virginia, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $47,990 to $91,890; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The West Virginia take-home of $58,994, on $74,920 for work ranking 98 of 473 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 98 of 473 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for West Virginia, so $65,715 — the adjusted value of that $74,920 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 98 of 473 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $47,990 and the top tenth $91,890, 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 $65,715 in national terms.
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 $58,994.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($47,990 to $91,890) 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 $65,715 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 $58,994 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.