Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks in West Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$28,668
after federal, FICA and West Virginia tax
Tax takes
$5,362
15.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$31,935
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
$34,030
Kept after tax
$28,668
Worth in national money
$31,935
State rank
50
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- West Virginia is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $34,030, ranking 50 of 50 states — about 23.34% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in West Virginia, this one sits low: 411 of 473 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- West Virginia is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $34,030 the take-home is $28,668; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $31,935 would nationally. The average comes to $34,940, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- West Virginia ranks 50 of 50 for reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks, with a median of $34,030 — about 23.34% 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.
- Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks occupies position 411 of 473 in West Virginia's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Post-tax income for reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks in West Virginia, on $34,030, is $28,668 — equivalent to $31,935 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 $34,940 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $27,350 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $34,030 |
| Top tenth earn over | $42,400 |
| This salary | $34,030 |
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 | $28,668 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $29,523 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,553 |
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 | $32,966 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,879 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $34,030 as a midpoint for West Virginia, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $27,350 and the ninetieth is $42,400 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $28,668 take-home in West Virginia comes from $34,030. 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 411 of 473.
- Two cautions on $31,935, the adjusted value of that $34,030 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 411 of 473 locally.
- The West Virginia median of $34,030 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $27,350 to $42,400. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $28,668, from $34,030, 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 411 of 473 locally, and the state ranks 50 of 50 for it.
- This $31,935 adjusted figure, worked from $34,030, 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 411 of 473 in the state. The occupation ranks 411 of 473 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $27,350 at the bottom tenth to $42,400 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $31,935 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $28,668.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($27,350 to $42,400) 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 $31,935 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 $28,668 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.