Veterinarians in West Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$94,412
after federal, FICA and West Virginia tax
Tax takes
$34,578
26.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$105,169
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
$128,990
Kept after tax
$94,412
Worth in national money
$105,169
State rank
20
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. West Virginia is 20 of 49 states for veterinarians, with a middle wage of $128,990. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within West Virginia this is well-paid work. Of 473 occupations with published figures in the state, veterinarians ranks 11 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- West Virginia is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $128,990 the take-home is $94,412; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $105,169 would nationally. The average lands at $127,520, below the middle of the range.
- West Virginia ranks 20 of 49 for veterinarians at $128,990. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Ranked against every occupation West Virginia publishes a median for, veterinarians sits 11 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.
- Post-tax income for veterinarians in West Virginia, on $128,990, is $94,412 — equivalent to $105,169 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 $127,520 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Veterinarians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $54,830 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $128,990 |
| Top tenth earn over | $201,910 |
| This salary | $128,990 |
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 | $94,412 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $99,431 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,847 |
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 | $121,652 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$4,048 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in West Virginia earn less than $128,990. The published range is $54,830 up to $201,910, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In West Virginia the take-home figure of $94,412, from $128,990, 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 11 of 473 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $105,169 uses one figure for the whole of West Virginia. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 473 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 11.
- Reported values are medians; for veterinarians in West Virginia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $54,830 to $201,910. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for West Virginia is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $94,412 from $128,990. 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 11 of 473 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $105,169, worked from $128,990, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular West Virginia address, on work sitting at 11 of 473 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $54,830 and the top tenth $201,910 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $105,169 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 $94,412.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($54,830) and the ninetieth ($201,910) 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 $105,169 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 $94,412 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.