Calculate take-home pay for WV underground coal miners, surface equipment operators, and natural gas workers across West Virginia, including production bonuses, overtime (1.5x), UMWA union dues, and 2026 tax cuts.
On an $85,000 annual mining income (base wages plus overtime) paid weekly ($1,634.62 gross/week), a single miner claiming 1 allowance in an unincorporated WV county takes home approximately $1,262 per week ($65,624 per year) after federal taxes, 2026 progressive WV state tax (4.58% top bracket), and FICA.
West Virginia · 2026 tax year · salaried or hourly
How much and how often you’re paid.
Mining schedules in WV commonly operate on rotating 10-hour or 12-hour shifts with mandatory overtime paid at 1.5x after 40 hours weekly.
Safety, footage, and production incentive bonuses are taxable wages subject to federal, WV state, and FICA withholding.
United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) dues are deducted as post-tax payroll deductions.
Mines located in unincorporated West Virginia county areas are exempt from municipal City Service Fees.
1Select Hourly and enter your regular hourly mining pay rate.
2Enter 40 regular hours and your expected weekly overtime hours (paid at 1.5x).
3Add safety, footage, or production bonuses in the Extra Earnings field.
4Enter UMWA union dues under Post-Tax Deductions.
5Select your mine's municipality (or choose 'None' if in unincorporated county territory).
Bonuses do not have a separate tax rate under West Virginia law. They are added to your gross pay for that pay period, which may temporarily push a portion of that week's earnings into a higher federal or WV state withholding bracket under percentage tables.
No. Municipal City Service Fees (such as Charleston's $3/wk or Huntington's $5/wk) only apply if your primary reporting work location is physically inside incorporated city boundaries. Mines located in unincorporated WV county areas have $0.00 municipal fees.
Senate Bill 392 cut all progressive brackets by 5%, dropping the top state rate on income over $60,000 to 4.58%. For a miner earning $90,000 to $120,000 with extensive overtime, this saves several hundred dollars in WV state income taxes annually.