Physical Therapist Assistants in West Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,851
after federal, FICA and West Virginia tax
Tax takes
$11,579
19.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$54,417
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
$60,430
Kept after tax
$48,851
Worth in national money
$54,417
State rank
49
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- West Virginia is among the lower-paying states for physical therapist assistants. The middle earner takes $60,430, ranking 49 of 51 states — about 11.63% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Against other work in West Virginia, this sits in the middle: 167 of 473 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- West Virginia is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $60,430 the take-home is $48,851; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $54,417 would nationally. The average comes to $61,560, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- West Virginia ranks 49 of 51 for physical therapist assistants, with a median of $60,430 — about 11.63% 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.
- Physical therapist assistants ranks 167 of 473 occupations in West Virginia by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Post-tax income for physical therapist assistants in West Virginia, on $60,430, is $48,851 — equivalent to $54,417 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 $61,560 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Physical Therapist Assistants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $45,510 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $60,430 |
| Top tenth earn over | $79,160 |
| This salary | $60,430 |
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 | $48,851 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,736 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,207 |
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 | $58,085 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,669 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $60,430 as a midpoint for West Virginia, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $45,510 and the ninetieth is $79,160 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In West Virginia the take-home figure of $48,851, from $60,430, 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 167 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 $54,417, the adjusted value of that $60,430 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 167 of 473 in the state.
- The West Virginia median of $60,430 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $45,510 to $79,160. 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 $48,851 from $60,430. 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 167 of 473 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for West Virginia, so $54,417 — the adjusted value of that $60,430 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 167 of 473 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $45,510 and the top tenth $79,160, so most people doing this work in West Virginia sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in West Virginia sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $54,417 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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, $48,851 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 ($45,510 to $79,160) 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 $54,417 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 $48,851 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.