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Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salary in Beckley, WV

The median secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Beckley, WV earns $54,960 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,656 a month.

10th percentile
$48,850
25th percentile
$50,690
Median percentile
$54,960
75th percentile
$61,100
90th percentile
$62,520

Based on 170 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

$43,867 take-home a year
Gross pay$54,960
Federal income tax−$4,415
Social Security + Medicare−$4,204
West Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,473
Monthly take-home$3,656
Every two weeks$1,687

Does it go far here?

$62,194Median pay in Beckley, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.4 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($856 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Beckley, WV

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$79,770
Registered Nurses$78,680
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$58,250
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$51,340
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$38,670
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$36,670
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$36,080
Nursing Assistants$35,810

All secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education salaries · Take-home pay in West Virginia