Self-Enrichment Teachers in West Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,112
after federal, FICA and West Virginia tax
Tax takes
$7,898
17.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,340
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
$45,010
Kept after tax
$37,112
Worth in national money
$41,340
State rank
24
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. West Virginia is 24 of 51 states for self-enrichment teachers, with a middle wage of $45,010. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 473 occupations West Virginia reports figures for, this is number 296.
- Here is where West Virginia does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $45,010 you keep $37,112, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $41,340 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $44,300, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- West Virginia ranks 24 of 51 for self-enrichment teachers at $45,010. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In West Virginia's occupational distribution, self-enrichment teachers sits at 296 of 473 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After federal, FICA and West Virginia income tax, retained pay for self-enrichment teachers on $45,010 is $37,112. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $41,340 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 $44,300 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Self-Enrichment Teachers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $22,720 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,010 |
| Top tenth earn over | $63,820 |
| This salary | $45,010 |
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 | $37,112 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,346 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,880 |
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 | $43,475 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,274 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $45,010 as a midpoint for West Virginia, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $22,720 and the ninetieth is $63,820 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $37,112 take-home in West Virginia comes from $45,010. 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 296 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 $41,340, the adjusted value of that $45,010 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 296 of 473 in the state.
- The West Virginia median of $45,010 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $22,720 to $63,820. 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 $37,112, from $45,010, 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 296 of 473 locally, and the state ranks 24 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for West Virginia, so $41,340 — the adjusted value of that $45,010 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 296 of 473 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $22,720 at the bottom tenth to $63,820 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $41,340 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, $37,112 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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($22,720) and the ninetieth ($63,820) 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 $41,340 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 $37,112 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.