Electronics Engineers, Except Computer in West Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$88,755
after federal, FICA and West Virginia tax
Tax takes
$31,415
26.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$98,867
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
$120,170
Kept after tax
$88,755
Worth in national money
$98,867
State rank
21
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. West Virginia is 21 of 50 states for this job, with a middle wage of $120,170. 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 17 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 $120,170 you keep $88,755 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $98,867 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $109,080.
- West Virginia ranks 21 of 50 for electronics engineers, except computer at $120,170. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Within West Virginia, electronics engineers, except computer ranks 17 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 $88,755 after the full tax stack, from $120,170. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $98,867 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $109,080 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $72,500 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $120,170 |
| Top tenth earn over | $126,680 |
| This salary | $120,170 |
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 | $88,755 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $93,370 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,783 |
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 | $113,610 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,909 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $120,170 as a midpoint for West Virginia, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $72,500 and the ninetieth is $126,680 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $88,755 take-home in West Virginia comes from $120,170. 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 17 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 $98,867, the adjusted value of that $120,170 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 17 of 473 in the state.
- The West Virginia median of $120,170 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $72,500 to $126,680. 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 $88,755, from $120,170, 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 17 of 473 locally, and the state ranks 21 of 50 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for West Virginia, so $98,867 — the adjusted value of that $120,170 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 17 of 473 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $109,080, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $72,500 at the tenth percentile, $126,680 at the ninetieth.
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 $98,867 in national terms.
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, $88,755 remains.
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.
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 $109,080. 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 ($72,500 to $126,680) 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 $98,867 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 $88,755 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.