Pediatricians, General in West Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$113,211
after federal, FICA and West Virginia tax
Tax takes
$45,259
28.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$126,110
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
$158,470
Kept after tax
$113,211
Worth in national money
$126,110
State rank
47
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- West Virginia is among the lower-paying states for pediatricians, general. The middle earner takes $158,470, ranking 47 of 49 states — about 24.55% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 473 occupations West Virginia reports, pediatricians, general comes in at 4 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Here is where West Virginia does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $158,470 you keep $113,211, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $126,110 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $164,720, because the best-paid pull it up.
- West Virginia ranks 47 of 49 for pediatricians, general, with a median of $158,470 — about 24.55% 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.
- Pediatricians, general ranks 4 of 473 occupations by median in West Virginia, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- After federal, FICA and West Virginia income tax, retained pay for pediatricians, general on $158,470 is $113,211. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $126,110 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $164,720 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Pediatricians, General
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $62,510 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $158,470 |
| Top tenth earn over | $293,940 |
| This salary | $158,470 |
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 | $113,211 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $119,580 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,053 |
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 | $149,152 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$4,341 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in West Virginia earn less than $158,470. The published range is $62,510 up to $293,940, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind West Virginia's $113,211, worked from $158,470. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 4 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 $126,110, the adjusted value of that $158,470 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 4 of 473 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for pediatricians, general in West Virginia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $62,510 to $293,940. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The West Virginia take-home of $113,211, on $158,470 for work ranking 4 of 473 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 4 of 473 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for West Virginia, so $126,110 — the adjusted value of that $158,470 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 4 of 473 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $164,720, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $62,510, the highest tenth $293,940, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
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 $126,110.
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 $113,211.
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.
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 $164,720. 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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($62,510) and the ninetieth ($293,940) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $126,110 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 $113,211 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.