Postmasters and Mail Superintendents in West Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$73,029
after federal, FICA and West Virginia tax
Tax takes
$23,231
24.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$81,350
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
$96,260
Kept after tax
$73,029
Worth in national money
$81,350
State rank
25
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. West Virginia pays this job around $96,260 at the midpoint, 25 of 50 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Within West Virginia this is well-paid work. Of 473 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 42 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where West Virginia does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $96,260 you keep $73,029, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $81,350 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $97,400, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For postmasters and mail superintendents the West Virginia median is $96,260, ranking 25 of 50 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Ranked against every occupation West Virginia publishes a median for, postmasters and mail superintendents sits 42 of 473 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- After federal, FICA and West Virginia income tax, retained pay for postmasters and mail superintendents on $96,260 is $73,029. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $81,350 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 $97,400 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $86,010 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $96,260 |
| Top tenth earn over | $109,030 |
| This salary | $96,260 |
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 | $73,029 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $76,549 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,575 |
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 | $91,257 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,558 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of postmasters and mail superintendents in West Virginia earn under $96,260 and half over. The published range runs $86,010 at the tenth percentile to $109,030 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind West Virginia's $73,029, worked from $96,260. 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 42 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 $81,350, the adjusted value of that $96,260 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 42 of 473 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for postmasters and mail superintendents in West Virginia, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $86,010 to $109,030; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The West Virginia take-home of $73,029, on $96,260 for work ranking 42 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 42 of 473 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for West Virginia, so $81,350 — the adjusted value of that $96,260 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 42 of 473 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $86,010 at the tenth percentile, $109,030 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 $81,350 in national terms.
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 $73,029.
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 50 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 ($86,010 to $109,030) 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 $81,350 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 $73,029 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.