SALARY · CHILDCARE WORKERS · WEST VIRGINIA

Childcare Workers salary in West Virginia

If you are weighing a move, or weighing whether to stay, this is the number that matters first. In West Virginia, the middle childcare workers earned $27,710 a year in the latest BLS release. Half earned more than that and half earned less, so treat it as a realistic middle point, not a promise and not a ceiling.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$27,710

$13 per hour at the median · That is $7,270 (20.8 percent) below the national median of $34,980 for this occupation.

$27,310Mean annual salary

$13Mean hourly wage

$1,930People employed in this job in West Virginia

Salary range

25th: $23,470Median: $27,71075th: $28,640

Measure	Annual
25th percentile	$23,470
Median (50th percentile)	$27,710
75th percentile	$28,640
Mean	$27,310

The middle half of workers earned from $23,470 to $28,640 a year. The gap between the mean and the median tells its own story. When the mean sits above the median, a smaller group at the top is pulling the average up. When the two are close, pay is more even across the field.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED PAY BEFORE STATE TAX

$24,429 a year

$2,036 a month

Federal tax $1,161 · FICA $2,120

State tax is not in this figure. State tax for West Virginia is not included, because the full 2026 state table for West Virginia has not been verified in this build. Treat this figure as before state tax, not as a final take-home figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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