Virginia Paycheck Calculator 2026

Yes. Virginia taxes wages at 2% to 5.75%, and the 5.75% top rate applies to all taxable income above just $17,000, after an $8,750 standard deduction and $930 exemption for single filers.

Virginia has graduated income tax rates from 2% to 5.75% in 2026. The full 2026 brackets are listed on this page.

The median wage in Virginia is $55,690 a year. A single filer with no 401(k) or health deductions takes home about $44,539 of it, or $1,713.03 every two weeks, which is 80% of gross pay.

At $12.77 an hour and 40 hours a week, gross pay is $26,562 a year. A single filer takes home about $22,769, or $875.75 every two weeks.

For a single filer with no pre-tax deductions in Virginia, taxes take about 14% of pay for a full-time minimum wage job ($26,562), 20% at the state median of $55,690 and 27% at twice the median ($111,400). That counts federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, plus Virginia income tax.

The median hourly wage in Virginia is $26.78. Working 40 hours a week, that is $55,702 a year, and a single filer takes home about $44,548, or $856.69 a week ($21.42 per hour worked).

The average (mean) wage in Virginia is $74,040 a year. After 2026 taxes, a single filer earning that keeps about $57,474 a year, or $2,210.54 every two weeks. The average is higher than the median because high earners pull it up.

Employers usually withhold federal tax on a bonus at a flat 22%, plus Social Security and Medicare and Virginia income tax. On a $5,000 bonus with a $55,690 salary, a single filer in Virginia sees about $3,230 on payday and may get about $500 back at tax time.

The average (mean) wage in Virginia is $74,040 a year, and the median is $55,690 ($26.78 an hour), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics for May 2025. Half of Virginia workers earn more than the median and half earn less.

The median household income in Virginia was $92,090 in 2024, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. Household income combines everyone in the home, so it is higher than a typical single paycheck.

OASDI is Social Security tax: 6.2% of your wages up to $184,500 in 2026. FICA is Social Security plus Medicare (1.45% of all wages, plus 0.9% above $200,000), 7.65% in total for most workers. On a Virginia minimum wage paycheck ($1,021.60 for two weeks full time), FICA takes $78.15.

Social Security takes 6.2% of your wages up to $184,500 in 2026, and Medicare takes 1.45% of all wages. Medicare adds another 0.9% on wages above $200,000. At the Virginia median wage of $55,690, that is $3,453 for Social Security and $808 for Medicare a year, or $163.86 per biweekly paycheck.

Your employer withholds using the W-4 you filled in and IRS Publication 15-T. Extra withholding, a second job, dependents, or other benefits change the number. This calculator spreads your estimated yearly tax evenly across your paychecks.

On a $55,690 (the Virginia median) salary, a single filer keeps about $2,388 a year more in Tennessee than in Virginia. Tennessee: $46,927, Kentucky: $45,095, Maryland: $43,077, North Carolina: $45,214, West Virginia: $45,243, Washington, D.C.: $44,682; Virginia: $44,539 (single filer, $55,690 salary, no pre-tax deductions, typical local tax where it applies).