History Teachers, Postsecondary in West Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$55,469
after federal, FICA and West Virginia tax
Tax takes
$14,091
20.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$61,788
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
$69,560
Kept after tax
$55,469
Worth in national money
$61,788
State rank
38
of 45 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 $69,560. That is 38 of 45 states, and about 17.01% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 473 occupations West Virginia reports figures for, this is number 119.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $69,560 you keep $55,469 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $61,788 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $69,610, since top earners drag the number up.
- For history teachers, postsecondary, West Virginia sits in the lower band at $69,560, ranking 38 of 45 and trailing the national median by about 17.01%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- In West Virginia's occupational distribution, history teachers, postsecondary sits at 119 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.
- Retained pay in West Virginia is $55,469 after the full tax stack, from $69,560. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $61,788 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $69,610 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: History Teachers, Postsecondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $49,290 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $69,560 |
| Top tenth earn over | $96,380 |
| This salary | $69,560 |
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 | $55,469 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $57,765 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,344 |
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 | $66,321 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,237 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $69,560 as a midpoint for West Virginia, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $49,290 and the ninetieth is $96,380 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In West Virginia the take-home figure of $55,469, from $69,560, 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 119 of 473 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of West Virginia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $61,788, the adjusted value of that $69,560 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 119 of 473 in the state.
- The West Virginia median of $69,560 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $49,290 to $96,380. 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 $55,469 from $69,560. 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 119 of 473 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for West Virginia, so $61,788 — the adjusted value of that $69,560 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 119 of 473 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $49,290 and the top tenth $96,380, so most people doing this work in West Virginia sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $61,788.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and West Virginia adds its own income tax on top — which is why $55,469 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 45 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($49,290 to $96,380) 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 $61,788 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 $55,469 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 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.