Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics in West Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$32,667
after federal, FICA and West Virginia tax
Tax takes
$6,543
16.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,389
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
$39,210
Kept after tax
$32,667
Worth in national money
$36,389
State rank
47
of 49 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 $39,210. That is 47 of 49 states, and about 18.11% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 339 among 473 occupations West Virginia publishes pay for.
- West Virginia is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $39,210 the take-home is $32,667; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $36,389 would nationally. The average comes to $39,490, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics, West Virginia sits in the lower band at $39,210, ranking 47 of 49 and trailing the national median by about 18.11%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Position 339 of 473 in West Virginia places outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 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.
- Post-tax income for outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics in West Virginia, on $39,210, is $32,667 — equivalent to $36,389 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 $39,490 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,820 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $39,210 |
| Top tenth earn over | $51,640 |
| This salary | $39,210 |
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 | $32,667 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $33,685 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,724 |
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 | $37,943 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,085 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $39,210 as a midpoint for West Virginia, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $29,820 and the ninetieth is $51,640 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In West Virginia the take-home figure of $32,667, from $39,210, 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 339 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 $36,389, the adjusted value of that $39,210 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 339 of 473 in the state.
- The West Virginia median of $39,210 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $29,820 to $51,640. 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 $32,667 from $39,210. 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 339 of 473 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for West Virginia, so $36,389 — the adjusted value of that $39,210 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 339 of 473 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $29,820 at the bottom tenth to $51,640 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $36,389 in national terms.
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 $32,667 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 49 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 ($29,820 to $51,640) 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 $36,389 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 $32,667 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.