Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians in West Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,048
after federal, FICA and West Virginia tax
Tax takes
$8,192
17.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$42,383
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
$46,240
Kept after tax
$38,048
Worth in national money
$42,383
State rank
47
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- West Virginia is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $46,240, ranking 47 of 47 states — about 18.23% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 473 occupations West Virginia reports figures for, this is number 284.
- West Virginia is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $46,240 the take-home is $38,048; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $42,383 would nationally. The average lands at $45,670, below the middle of the range.
- West Virginia ranks 47 of 47 for farm equipment mechanics and service technicians, with a median of $46,240 — about 18.23% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- In West Virginia's occupational distribution, farm equipment mechanics and service technicians sits at 284 of 473 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Post-tax income for farm equipment mechanics and service technicians in West Virginia, on $46,240, is $38,048 — equivalent to $42,383 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $45,670 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,760 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,240 |
| Top tenth earn over | $62,530 |
| This salary | $46,240 |
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 | $38,048 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,334 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,906 |
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 | $44,640 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,305 |
| 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 farm equipment mechanics and service technicians in West Virginia earn under $46,240 and half over. The published range runs $31,760 at the tenth percentile to $62,530 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $38,048 take-home in West Virginia comes from $46,240. 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 284 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 $42,383, the adjusted value of that $46,240 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 284 of 473 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for farm equipment mechanics and service technicians in West Virginia, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $31,760 to $62,530; 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.
- Retained pay of $38,048, from $46,240, 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 284 of 473 locally, and the state ranks 47 of 47 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for West Virginia, so $42,383 — the adjusted value of that $46,240 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 284 of 473 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $31,760 and the top tenth $62,530, 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 $42,383 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, $38,048 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 47 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($31,760 to $62,530) 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 $42,383 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 $38,048 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.