2026 tax year · West Virginia
Delivery and rideshare driver taxes in West Virginia
DoorDash, Uber, Lyft and the rest report your gross and withhold nothing. The gap between that and what you are actually taxed on is mileage, in West Virginia that gap is worth $3,673 in tax.
Take a driver who grossed $42,000 over 18,000 business miles. After mileage at 74.3 cents and the rest of the stack, worked through on the delivery and rideshare driver page $14,505 comes off and $27,495 is left as taxable profit. That profit is what West Virginia and the IRS charge against.
What that leaves you owing in West Virginia
West Virginia uses graduated 2026 income tax brackets topping out at 4.58%, across 5 brackets, on top of federal income tax and self-employment tax.
| Self-employment tax | $3,885 |
| Federal income tax | $756 |
| West Virginia income tax | $650 |
| Total tax | $5,291 |
| Effective rate on gross | 12.6% |
Earning more in West Virginia
A single filer taking the standard deduction, standard mileage method, this work as the only income, the calculator above handles the other filing statuses. Miles rise with earnings, so the deduction rises too, and the effective rate on gross climbs more slowly than it would for someone whose income grew without expenses attached:
| Volume | Gross | Mileage off | Taxable profit | West Virginia tax | Total tax | Rate on gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part-time, a few evenings | $15,000 | $4,826 | $10,174 | $200 | $1,637 | 10.9% |
| Steady side income | $42,000 | $13,365 | $28,635 | $683 | $5,570 | 13.3% |
| Full-time dashing | $68,000 | $22,275 | $45,725 | $1,212 | $9,958 | 14.6% |
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West Virginia specifics that change the number
On the 2026 rate itself: phased rate reductions in progress.
West Virginia is one of the twelve states that still taxes Social Security benefits, which matters if you are drawing benefits alongside self-employment income.
Driving across a West Virginia line
Driving income is sourced to where the wheels were, not where you live. Take a fare or a delivery that ends in the next state and that state can claim the income earned inside it. Most drivers near a border never file the second return, the amounts are small and the platforms do not split earnings by state. But the obligation exists, and it is the state you drove INTO that would come asking.
On $27,495 of profit, what the states around West Virginia would charge:
| State | Its tax | vs West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | $40 | −$672 |
| Pennsylvania | $844 | +$133 |
| Kentucky | $962 | +$251 |
| Maryland | $1,254 | +$542 |
| Virginia | $1,323 | +$612 |
- Ohio would take $672 less, $40 against West Virginia's $711.
- Pennsylvania would take $133 more, $844 against West Virginia's $711.
- Kentucky would take $251 more, $962 against West Virginia's $711.
- Maryland would take $542 more, $1,254 against West Virginia's $711.
- Virginia would take $612 more, $1,323 against West Virginia's $711.
Delivery and rideshare driver tax questions in West Virginia
How much should a West Virginia driver set aside?
About 12.6% of gross on the $42,000 example, $5,291 across self-employment tax, federal income tax and $650 to West Virginia. Set aside from each payout rather than finding it in April.
Does the $42,000 on my 1099-NEC match what West Virginia taxes?
No. West Virginia taxes profit, not gross. After $14,505 of deductions the taxable figure is $27,495, so the West Virginia bill is $650 rather than what gross alone would suggest.