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West Virginia Income Tax Calculator

Estimate your 2026 combined federal and West Virginia income tax — West Virginia adds progressive state income tax on top of federal.

InputsTY-2026
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Federal + state tax16.9% effective
$16,861/yr
10% on $12,400$1,240
12% on $38,000$4,560
22% on $33,500$7,370
federal tax subtotal$13,170
WV state tax$3,691
taxable income
$83,900
marginal rate
22.0%
after tax
$83,139

A single filer earning West Virginia's median household income of $63,150 owes about $2,003 in West Virginia state income tax — an effective state rate of 3.17%. That is state tax only, on top of federal income tax and FICA.

Based on 2026 West Virginia rules and 2026 federal rules, with the standard deduction and no other adjustments. Median income is the 2024 Census figure.

Income tax in West Virginia

West Virginia cut every rate by roughly 5% for 2026 under Senate Bill 392, retroactive to January 1, so the brackets now run from 2.11% to a top 4.58% above $60,000 of taxable income. The state has no standard deduction — only a $2,000-per-person exemption — so tax applies from nearly the first dollar. Married filers who file separately use their own narrower schedule.

West Virginia income tax structure (2026)

West Virginia uses 5 progressive brackets above a $2,000 personal exemption. Single-filer brackets:

$0 – $10,0002.11%
$10,001 – $25,0002.81%
$25,001 – $40,0003.16%
$40,001 – $60,0004.22%
over $60,0014.58%

Married-filing-jointly thresholds differ (roughly double in most states). Each slice of income is taxed at its own rate — landing in a bracket does not tax your whole income at that rate.

Common questions

What are West Virginia's income tax brackets?
West Virginia uses five brackets for 2026: 2.11% on the first $10,000 of taxable income, rising to 4.58% above $60,000 for a single filer. Taxable income here is your pay after a $2,000 personal exemption per filer ($4,000 joint). The same thresholds apply to joint filers.
What is the top income tax rate in West Virginia?
4.58%, and it begins at $60,000 of taxable income for a single filer — about $62,000 of gross pay, once the $2,000 West Virginia subtracts first is added back. Only income above that point is taxed at that rate; everything below it is taxed in the lower bands.
What is the tax bill on $63,150 in West Virginia?
A single filer on West Virginia's $63,150 median household income (2024 Census figure) owes roughly $2,003 to West Virginia — an effective state rate of 3.2% against a 4.58% marginal bracket — plus about $5,398 of federal income tax.
Does West Virginia have a personal exemption?
Yes — $2,000 per filer, or $4,000 on a joint return, subtracted before the brackets apply. West Virginia has no standard deduction in this model, so the exemption is the only subtraction before the 2.11% band begins.

How we calculate this

Federal brackets per our income-tax methodology, plus West Virginia's 2026 state tax. Estimates only — not tax advice.

West Virginia Tax Division — 2026 Income Tax Rate Cut (SB 392 rate tables) →Tax Foundation: State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2026 →

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Estimates for general informational purposes only; not tax advice. West Virginia figures are simplified (credits, local taxes, and AGI adjustments vary) and should be verified with the state Department of Revenue. This estimate does not model the flat weekly municipal service fees some West Virginia cities charge people who work there. West Virginia's five-rate 2.11%–4.58% schedule is applied with the $2,000-per-filer exemption and no standard deduction — itemized deductions and West Virginia credits are not modelled.