Virginia Paycheck Calculator
Last updated: · Data: IRS, SSA & Tax Foundation (tax year 2026)
Virginia taxes wages at graduated rates for 2026 — 4 brackets running from 2% to a top rate of 5.75%. On a $65,000 salary, a single filer in Virginia takes home about $51,484 after federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, and Virginia state tax. The calculator above is already set to Virginia — change the salary, filing status, or deductions and the estimate updates as you type.
2026 Virginia income tax at a glance
Virginia taxes wages at graduated rates for 2026 — 4 brackets from 2% up to 5.75% — applied after a $8,750 standard deduction and a $930 personal exemption.
- Standard deduction (2026): $8,750 single · $17,500 married filing jointly.
- Personal exemption: $930 single · $1,860 married filing jointly, subtracted before the brackets apply.
- Top marginal rate: 5.75%, on taxable income over $17,000 (single).
- State tax on a $65,000 salary (single): $2,923 — an effective rate of about 4.5% of gross pay.
Virginia brackets — single filers
| Taxable income | Tax rate |
|---|---|
| $0 – $3,000 | 2% |
| $3,000 – $5,000 | 3% |
| $5,000 – $17,000 | 5% |
| Over $17,000 | 5.75% |
Virginia brackets — married filing jointly
| Taxable income | Tax rate |
|---|---|
| $0 – $3,000 | 2% |
| $3,000 – $5,000 | 3% |
| $5,000 – $17,000 | 5% |
| Over $17,000 | 5.75% |
Take-home pay in Virginia by salary
Estimated 2026 take-home pay in Virginia at six common salary levels — same method as the calculator above, single filer, no pre-tax deductions:
| Salary | Federal tax | FICA | State tax | Take-home (annual) | Take-home (biweekly) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $2,620 | $3,060 | $1,486 | $32,834 | $1,262.85 |
| $50,000 | $3,820 | $3,825 | $2,061 | $40,294 | $1,549.77 |
| $65,000 | $5,620 | $4,973 | $2,923 | $51,484 | $1,980.16 |
| $75,000 | $7,670 | $5,738 | $3,498 | $58,094 | $2,234.39 |
| $100,000 | $13,170 | $7,650 | $4,936 | $74,244 | $2,855.54 |
| $150,000 | $24,734 | $11,475 | $7,811 | $105,980 | $4,076.16 |
Single filer, no pre-tax deductions. FICA is 6.2% Social Security (on wages up to the 2026 wage base of $184,500) plus 1.45% Medicare; none of these salaries reaches the additional 0.9% Medicare tax. Annual figures are rounded to the nearest dollar, matching our state-by-state study.
For scale: the same $65,000 salary keeps $54,408 in Texas, which has no wage tax, and $49,550 in Oregon, the highest-tax state in this data at this salary. Virginia sits between those poles — its state tax on $65,000 works out to about 4.5% of gross pay, or $2,923 a year. The full ranking is in our Real Hourly Wage by State 2026 study.
Worked example: $65,000 in Virginia
Compare Virginia with other states
State tax is the one part of a paycheck that changes when you cross a state line. Run any salary through the main paycheck calculator, browse the paycheck calculator by state index, or jump straight to a comparison: Texas (no state income tax — a $65,000 salary keeps $54,408), Oregon (highest state tax on $65,000 in this data — keeps $49,550), and Washington (keeps $54,408).
How this estimate works
Federal tax uses the 2026 IRS brackets and the $16,100 single standard deduction; FICA is 6.2% Social Security up to the $184,500 wage base plus 1.45% Medicare; Virginia tax uses the 2026 state brackets, deduction, and exemption figures shown above. The estimate excludes local income taxes, state disability or paid-leave payroll taxes, and credit phaseouts, so an actual Virginia pay stub can differ. Every assumption is listed on our methodology page, and sources cites each 2026 figure.