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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in West Virginia

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in West Virginia earns $36,990 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,520 a month.

10th percentile
$27,270
25th percentile
$31,150
Median percentile
$36,990
75th percentile
$44,540
90th percentile
$50,240

Based on 11,300 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$30,237 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,990
Federal income tax−$2,259
Social Security + Medicare−$2,830
West Virginia income tax (approx.)−$1,665
Monthly take-home$2,520
Every two weeks$1,163

Does it go far here?

$41,331Median pay in West Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.5 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($872 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in West Virginia

JobMedian pay
Nurse Anesthetists$278,530
Physicians, All Other$258,020
Chief Executives$151,950
Computer and Information Systems Managers$139,820
Pharmacists$133,430
Physician Assistants$128,610
Nurse Practitioners$127,320
Managers, All Other$124,940

All laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in West Virginia