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West Virginia, RN or LPNMoving from Michigan to West Virginia as a registered or practical nurse
What a registered or practical nurse licensed in Michigan has to do to work in West Virginia, what the move does to your pay, and who in West Virginia is hiring from out of state.
Endorsement, six to twelve weeks. Michigan is not in the compact, so your Michigan licence is single-state. Apply to the West Virginia board for licensure by endorsement (Nursys verification, fingerprints, the board's fee); six to twelve weeks is normal, so start before you give notice. Because West Virginia is a compact state, ask for the new licence to be issued as a multistate licence: from then on it works in every compact state.
What the move does to your paycheck
On a $60,000 salary West Virginia leaves you roughly $526 a year more than Michigan does, because West Virginia's rate is lower.
| Salary | Michigan state tax | West Virginia state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $1,700 | $1,350 | +$350 |
| $60,000 | $2,550 | $2,024 | +$526 |
| $90,000 | $3,825 | $3,037 | +$788 |
Rough figures for a single filer: exact in the flat-rate and no-tax states, approximated at 70% of the top bracket in the progressive ones. In Michigan: Detroit and some cities add a local income tax. Property and sales tax are not in it.
CNA: Michigan to West Virginia
Transfers by reciprocity. Your Michigan certificate stays on the Michigan Nurse Aide Registry (administered by Prometric for the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs); to work in West Virginia you apply to the West Virginia Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification, Nurse Aide Registry for reciprocity. It accepts an active certificate in good standing from another state; there is no retest if your record is clean. Most registries list you within two to six weeks.
Electrician: Michigan to West Virginia
Reciprocity likely. West Virginia licenses electricians at state level through the West Virginia State Fire Marshal, Electrician Licensing, and reciprocity with a few states for licence holders who passed an equivalent exam. Your Michigan licence comes from the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Electrical Administrative Board, a state body, which is what a reciprocity application needs: ask it for a verification letter before you move.
CDL: Michigan to West Virginia
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a West Virginia resident you surrender the Michigan CDL at a West Virginia driver licence office, pass the vision test, pay the fee, and your endorsements carry over. A hazmat endorsement needs a fresh TSA threat assessment in West Virginia. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
Does West Virginia pay you to come?
- Ascend West Virginia: $12,000 over two years plus outdoor perks. For remote workers who move to one of the participating communities (Morgantown, Lewisburg, Shepherdstown and others).
Openings filed in West Virginia
14 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by West Virginia employers who could not fill them locally.
- 35-3023.00 Fast Food & Counter Workers – Mobile Food ConcessMiller & Company Concessions, LLC · Lewisburg · $15.68 to 23.32/hr
- Physical Therapist - $5K Sign on Bonus!Optum · Charleston
- Physical Therapist - $5K Sign on Bonus!Optum · Charleston
- Physical Therapist AssistantOptum · Charleston
- Delivery DriverAarons · Charleston
- Route Sales and Service DriverClean Harbors · Charleston
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From Michigan to the states next to West Virginia
Ohio (progressive, top rate 3.5%) · Pennsylvania (flat 3.07% state income tax) · Maryland (progressive, top rate 5.75%) · Virginia (progressive, top rate 5.75%) · Kentucky (flat 4% state income tax)
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