Phlebotomists in West Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$32,698
after federal, FICA and West Virginia tax
Tax takes
$6,552
16.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,423
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
$39,250
Kept after tax
$32,698
Worth in national money
$36,423
State rank
41
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for phlebotomists is on the low side in West Virginia. The middle earner gets $39,250. That is 41 of 51 states, and about 13.22% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Phlebotomists ranks 338 among 473 occupations West Virginia publishes pay for.
- Here is where West Virginia does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $39,250 you keep $32,698, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $36,423 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $39,910, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For phlebotomists, West Virginia sits in the lower band at $39,250, ranking 41 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 13.22%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Position 338 of 473 in West Virginia places phlebotomists 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.
- After federal, FICA and West Virginia income tax, retained pay for phlebotomists on $39,250 is $32,698. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $36,423 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 $39,910 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Phlebotomists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $30,570 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $39,250 |
| Top tenth earn over | $46,130 |
| This salary | $39,250 |
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 | $32,698 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $33,717 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,726 |
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 | $37,981 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,087 |
| 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 $39,250. The published range is $30,570 up to $46,130, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $32,698 take-home in West Virginia comes from $39,250. 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 338 of 473.
- Two cautions on $36,423, the adjusted value of that $39,250 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of West Virginia. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 338 of 473 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for phlebotomists in West Virginia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $30,570 to $46,130. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $32,698, from $39,250, 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 338 of 473 locally, and the state ranks 41 of 51 for it.
- This $36,423 adjusted figure, worked from $39,250, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 338 of 473 in the state. The occupation ranks 338 of 473 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $30,570 at the tenth percentile, $46,130 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 $36,423 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, $32,698 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($30,570 to $46,130) 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 $36,423 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 $32,698 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.