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West Virginia State Auditor's Office

Auditor Mark A. Hunt

Budget Analysis

The Budget Analysis Division of the West Virginia State Auditor’s Office performs detailed analyses of financial and budgetary data across West Virginia State government. Topics include the State Budget and related funds; public employee classification and compensation; public education; retirement systems; and specific revenues, expenditures, and appropriations at the fund level for each account in State government.

Where Your State Income Taxes Go (Estimator)

As a West Virginia taxpayer, have you ever wanted to know how the government spends your personal state income taxes? The West Virginia State Auditor’s Office West Virginia Personal State Income Tax Estimator tool now makes it possible!

*This estimator shows how your amount paid in Personal State Income Taxes was spent by the State of West Virginia in fiscal year 2018.
Public Education
Includes Teachers' salaries
Includes Service Personnel salaries
Includes Public Ed Employee Benefits
Includes Public Ed Employees' PEIA
Includes Public Ed Employees' Retirement
Includes Other Current Expenses
Includes All Other Public Education Costs
Health & Human Resources
Includes Medicaid
Includes Behavior Health Program
Includes Institutional Facilities Operations
Includes Social Services (Foster Care, etc.)
Includes All Other Division of Health Costs
Includes All Other DHHR Costs
Military Affairs & Public Safety
Includes Corrections
Includes State Police
Includes All Other DMAP Costs
Higher Education
Includes WVU
Includes Marshall University
Includes All Other 4 Year Institution Costs
Includes All Community & Technical Colleges
Judicial Branch
All Other Departments (combined)
Includes Public Defender Services
Includes Department of Commerce
Includes PEIA Subsidy
Includes Legislative Branch
Includes All Elected Officials' Offices
(Gov, Auditor, Treasurer, Agriculture, Sec of St)
Includes All Other Miscellaneous State Government Costs
Grand Total
*All amounts displayed are estimates. Amounts have been rounded to the nearest cent.