West Virginia Paycheck Calculator 2026
West Virginia uses graduated income-tax brackets, applied here to annualized wages after the state's standard deduction and exemptions. Federal withholding follows the IRS Publication 15-T percentage method — the one payroll systems use. Everything is computed in your browser; nothing you type is sent anywhere.
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Estimate only: this is an approximation, not a copy of West Virginia's withholding tables. It annualizes your pay, subtracts your Form WV IT-104 exemptions and applies the annual percentage-method rates. It uses West Virginia's Two Earner/Two or More Jobs table for married filers and the Optional One Earner/One Job table for single filers; if your IT-104 election is the other way round — for instance you are married with a nonemployed spouse — your employer will withhold less than this shows. Use the West Virginia Tax Division's own IT-100.2A tables for an official figure. Local taxes (Some West Virginia municipalities charge a city service fee (sometimes called a municipal service fee or user fee) — a flat weekly or per-pay-period dollar amount deducted from people who work in the city, not a percentage of pay. It is not computed here — check with your municipality.) are not included.
Check against West Virginia’s own withholding tables ↗
- Taxable: $65,000 − $0 deductions − $2,000 exemptions = $63,000
- Bracket schedule → $2,088/year
- Local taxes: Some West Virginia municipalities charge a city service fee (sometimes called a municipal service fee or user fee) — a flat weekly or per-pay-period dollar amount deducted from people who work in the city, not a percentage of pay. It is not computed here — check with your municipality. (not computed here)
- Estimate only: this is an approximation, not a copy of West Virginia's withholding tables. It annualizes your pay, subtracts your Form WV IT-104 exemptions and applies the annual percentage-method rates. It uses West Virginia's Two Earner/Two or More Jobs table for married filers and the Optional One Earner/One Job table for single filers; if your IT-104 election is the other way round — for instance you are married with a nonemployed spouse — your employer will withhold less than this shows. Use the West Virginia Tax Division's own IT-100.2A tables for an official figure.
Verified 2026-07-31 against IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods — section 1, Worksheet 1A and the 2026 Annual Percentage Method Tables for Automated Payroll Systems; FICA rates and wage base from IRS Publication 15 (2026) (effective 2026-01-01)
Verified 2026-07-31 against West Virginia Tax Division — Form WV IT-100.2A (March 2026), Tables for Percentage Method of Withholding, Table 5 Annual Payroll Period (effective 2026-01-01)
Estimate only — not legal, tax, or financial advice. Only West Virginia's revenue agency can determine your actual amounts.
Official source: West Virginia Tax Division — Form WV IT-100.2A (March 2026), Tables for Percentage Method of Withholding, Table 5 Annual Payroll Period ↗
How this estimate is built
Estimate only: this is an approximation, not a copy of West Virginia's withholding tables. It annualizes your pay, subtracts your Form WV IT-104 exemptions and applies the annual percentage-method rates. It uses West Virginia's Two Earner/Two or More Jobs table for married filers and the Optional One Earner/One Job table for single filers; if your IT-104 election is the other way round — for instance you are married with a nonemployed spouse — your employer will withhold less than this shows. Use the West Virginia Tax Division's own IT-100.2A tables for an official figure.
Local taxes (Some West Virginia municipalities charge a city service fee (sometimes called a municipal service fee or user fee) — a flat weekly or per-pay-period dollar amount deducted from people who work in the city, not a percentage of pay. It is not computed here — check with your municipality.) exist in West Virginia and are not computed here.
West Virginia’s official withholding guidance ↗West Virginia paycheck questions
How much is taken out of a paycheck in West Virginia?
Federal income tax comes out under the IRS Publication 15-T percentage method, along with Social Security at 6.2% and Medicare at 1.45%. West Virginia uses graduated income-tax brackets, applied here to annualized wages after the state's standard deduction and exemptions. Enter your gross pay above for an estimate of the total.
What is the West Virginia income tax rate for 2026?
West Virginia uses graduated income-tax brackets, applied here to annualized wages after the state's standard deduction and exemptions. The figure was transcribed from West Virginia Tax Division — Form WV IT-100.2A (March 2026), Tables for Percentage Method of Withholding, Table 5 Annual Payroll Period and verified on 2026-07-31. Because withholding tables and annual calculations differ slightly, treat the result as an estimate and check it against the state's own table.
Why does this differ from my actual pay stub?
Two reasons. Pre-tax items — retirement contributions, health premiums, HSA deductions — reduce taxable pay and are not modelled here. And this uses an annualized approximation of the state's schedule rather than the exact withholding tables your employer's payroll system uses, which is disclosed on every result.
Are local taxes included in the West Virginia estimate?
No. Some West Virginia municipalities charge a city service fee (sometimes called a municipal service fee or user fee) — a flat weekly or per-pay-period dollar amount deducted from people who work in the city, not a percentage of pay. It is not computed here — check with your municipality. appear in West Virginia but vary by locality, so they are disclosed rather than computed. Your city or county revenue office publishes the applicable rate.
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