Tellers in West Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$29,078
after federal, FICA and West Virginia tax
Tax takes
$5,482
15.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$32,390
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
$34,560
Kept after tax
$29,078
Worth in national money
$32,390
State rank
51
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for tellers is on the low side in West Virginia. The middle earner gets $34,560. That is 51 of 51 states, and about 19.68% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Measured against other jobs in West Virginia, this one sits low: 406 of 473 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $34,560 you keep $29,078 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $32,390 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $33,950.
- For tellers, West Virginia sits in the lower band at $34,560, ranking 51 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 19.68%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Tellers occupies position 406 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.
- Retained pay in West Virginia is $29,078 after the full tax stack, from $34,560. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $32,390 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $33,950 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
Compare this career across states
Choose your filing status and local taxes, compare pay, and keep a shortlist.Compare wage and personal-pay outcomes by state, with selected resident local taxes and saved career choices.
Pay band: Tellers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $28,680 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $34,560 |
| Top tenth earn over | $39,350 |
| This salary | $34,560 |
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 | $29,078 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $29,949 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,571 |
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 | $33,475 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,900 |
| 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 tellers in West Virginia earn under $34,560 and half over. The published range runs $28,680 at the tenth percentile to $39,350 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 $29,078, worked from $34,560. 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 406 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 $32,390, the adjusted value of that $34,560 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 406 of 473 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for tellers in West Virginia, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $28,680 to $39,350; 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 $29,078, on $34,560 for work ranking 406 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 406 of 473 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for West Virginia, so $32,390 — the adjusted value of that $34,560 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 406 of 473 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $28,680 at the tenth percentile, $39,350 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 $32,390 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and West Virginia adds its own income tax on top — which is why $29,078 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($28,680 to $39,350) 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 $32,390 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 $29,078 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.