Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers in West Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$33,477
after federal, FICA and West Virginia tax
Tax takes
$6,783
16.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,292
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
$40,260
Kept after tax
$33,477
Worth in national money
$37,292
State rank
41
of 48 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 $40,260. That is 41 of 48 states, and about 12.19% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 329 among 473 occupations West Virginia publishes pay for.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $40,260 you keep $33,477 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $37,292 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $39,570.
- For electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers, West Virginia sits in the lower band at $40,260, ranking 41 of 48 and trailing the national median by about 12.19%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Position 329 of 473 in West Virginia places electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay in West Virginia is $33,477 after the full tax stack, from $40,260. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $37,292 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $39,570 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $32,480 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $40,260 |
| Top tenth earn over | $42,790 |
| This salary | $40,260 |
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 | $33,477 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $34,529 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,759 |
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 | $38,951 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,127 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $40,260 as a midpoint for West Virginia, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $32,480 and the ninetieth is $42,790 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In West Virginia the take-home figure of $33,477, from $40,260, 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 329 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 $37,292 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 329.
- The West Virginia median of $40,260 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $32,480 to $42,790. 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 $33,477 from $40,260. 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 329 of 473 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $37,292, worked from $40,260, 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 329 of 473 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $32,480 and the top tenth $42,790, so most people doing this work in West Virginia sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $37,292 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 $33,477.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 48 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 ($32,480 to $42,790) 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 $37,292 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 $33,477 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.