United States · Virginia · Updated for 2026
Virginia paycheck calculator 2026
On Virginia’s median pay of $55,690 in 2026, a single filer in Virginia takes home $44,538.84 a year ($1,713.03 every two weeks), after $4,502.80 federal income tax, $4,260.29 Social Security and Medicare, and $2,388.08 of Virginia tax.
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Take-home pay, 2026 · Virginia · single · paid every two weeks
$1,713.03 a paycheck
$44,538.84 a year · $3,711.57 a month · $21.41 an hour
| Per paycheck | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $2,141.92 | $55,690.00 |
| Federal income tax | −$173.18 | −$4,502.80 |
| Social Security | −$132.80 | −$3,452.78 |
| Medicare | −$31.06 | −$807.51 |
| Virginia income tax | −$91.85 | −$2,388.08 |
| Take-home pay | $1,713.03 | $44,538.84 |
An estimate of the year’s tax divided evenly across your 26 paychecks, not your employer’s exact withholding table. An hour assumes 40 hours a week for 52 weeks.
Estimate your 2026 tax refund on this pay, with the new deductions for tips and overtime.
Federal income tax
Taxable income: $55,690 of pay after pre-tax deductions, less the $16,100 standard deduction for single = $39,590.
| Income in bracket | Tax | |
|---|---|---|
| 10% bracket | $12,400 | $1,240.00 |
| 12% bracket | $27,190 | $3,262.80 |
| Federal income tax for the year | $4,502.80 |
Social Security and Medicare
- Social Security: 6.2% = $3,452.78 a year.
- Medicare: 1.45% of all pay = $807.51 a year.
Virginia tax
Virginia taxes $55,690 of your pay, less the $8,750 standard deduction and an exemption of $930 in all: $46,010 of taxable income.
| Income in bracket | Tax | |
|---|---|---|
| 2% bracket | $3,000 | $60.00 |
| 3% bracket | $2,000 | $60.00 |
| 5% bracket | $12,000 | $600.00 |
| 5.75% bracket | $29,010 | $1,668.08 |
Virginia income tax: $2,388.08 a year.
Your tax rates
- Effective rate: 20.0%. That share of your pay goes in federal, state and payroll taxes.
- Marginal rate: 25.4%. Of your next dollar of pay, about 25 cents goes in tax, so you keep about 75 cents.
What are Virginia’s income tax rates for 2026?
Virginia has the same four brackets for everyone:
| Rate | Single | Married filing jointly | Head of household |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2% | from $0 | from $0 | from $0 |
| 3% | over $3,000 | over $3,000 | over $3,000 |
| 5% | over $5,000 | over $5,000 | over $5,000 |
| 5.75% | over $17,000 | over $17,000 | over $17,000 |
Standard deduction: $8,750 single and $17,500 married filing jointly (a head of household files as single). Exemption: $930 a person. No tax when Virginia income is below $11,950 ($23,900 for a joint return).
How much tax do I pay on $55,690 in Virginia?
$55,690 is the median yearly pay for all jobs in Virginia (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). A single filer paid every two weeks, with nothing taken before tax:
| Year | Per paycheck | |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $55,690.00 | $2,141.92 |
| Federal income tax | $4,502.80 | $173.18 |
| Social Security | $3,452.78 | $132.80 |
| Medicare | $807.51 | $31.06 |
| Virginia income tax | $2,388.08 | $91.85 |
| Take-home pay | $44,538.84 | $1,713.03 |
Effective rate: 20.0% of pay in tax. Of the next dollar, about 25 cents goes in tax. Open this example in the paycheck calculator.
What is different about paychecks in Virginia?
Virginia has four rates: 2%, 3%, 5%, 5.75%. The top rate starts at just $17,000 of taxable income, so almost every worker pays it on most of their pay.
The standard deduction is $8,750 for a single filer and $17,500 for a joint return, and each person gets an exemption of $930.
Virginia has no head of household status: a head of household files as single. And if your Virginia income is below $11,950 ($23,900 for a joint return), you owe no Virginia income tax at all.
How does Virginia compare with North Carolina and Tennessee?
The same $55,690 salary, single, paid every two weeks:
| State tax and contributions a year | Take-home a year | Per paycheck | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | $2,388.08 | $44,538.84 | $1,713.03 |
| North Carolina | $1,713.31 | $45,213.61 | $1,738.98 |
| Tennessee | none | $46,926.92 | $1,804.88 |
You take home $674.77 a year less in Virginia than in North Carolina.
You take home $2,388.08 a year less in Virginia than in Tennessee.
What does this calculator leave out in Virginia?
- Virginia’s spouse tax adjustment, for married couples who both earn.
- Dependents, and credits such as the child tax credit.
- One job for the whole calendar year, with the same pay every paycheck, no bonus and no overtime.
- A married couple filing jointly is one earner: the whole household income is this pay.
- The year’s tax is divided evenly across your paychecks. Your employer withholds from each paycheck using your W-4 and the IRS tables, so a paycheck can differ a little.
The full list is on the sources page, and the method on how we calculate.
Which other states can I check?
- Alabama state income tax
- Alaska no income tax
- Arizona state income tax
- Arkansas state income tax
- California state income tax
- Colorado state income tax
- Connecticut state income tax
- Delaware state income tax
- District of Columbia state income tax
- Florida no income tax
- Georgia state income tax
- Hawaii state income tax
- Idaho state income tax
- Illinois state income tax
- Indiana state income tax
- Iowa state income tax
- Kansas state income tax
- Kentucky state income tax
- Louisiana state income tax
- Maine state income tax
- Maryland state income tax
- Massachusetts state income tax
- Michigan state income tax
- Minnesota state income tax
- Mississippi state income tax
- Missouri state income tax
- Montana state income tax
- Nebraska state income tax
- Nevada no income tax
- New Hampshire no income tax
- New Jersey state income tax
- New Mexico state income tax
- New York state income tax
- North Carolina state income tax
- North Dakota state income tax
- Ohio state income tax
- Oklahoma state income tax
- Oregon state income tax
- Pennsylvania state income tax
- Rhode Island state income tax
- South Carolina state income tax
- South Dakota no income tax
- Tennessee no income tax
- Texas no income tax
- Utah state income tax
- Vermont state income tax
- Washington no income tax
- West Virginia state income tax
- Wisconsin state income tax
- Wyoming no income tax
Every state on one page: the US paycheck calculator. How the taxes work: US paycheck guides.
Pay by job: the highest paying jobs in Virginia after tax, and 830 jobs with their pay in every state. Your federal refund for 2026, with the new deductions: the tax refund calculator.
On an hourly wage? The Virginia minimum wage, with full-time pay and take-home pay.
Questions about paychecks in Virginia
How much is taken out of a paycheck in Virginia?
On $55,690 a year, single, paid every two weeks: $173.18 federal income tax, $163.86 Social Security and Medicare and $91.85 for Virginia (income tax) a paycheck, leaving $1,713.03.
What is the take-home pay on $100,000 in Virginia?
$74,244.10 a year, or $2,855.54 every two weeks, for a single filer with nothing taken before tax.
Is Virginia state tax taken out of every paycheck?
Yes. Employers in Virginia withhold state income tax from each paycheck along with federal tax. This calculator spreads the year’s tax evenly across your paychecks, so a single paycheck can differ a little.
What are Virginia’s income tax rates for 2026?
2%, 3%, 5%, 5.75%, with the top rate on taxable income over $17,000.
Can I file as head of household in Virginia?
No. Virginia has no head of household status; you file as single, with the single standard deduction.