Virginia
Virginia paycheck calculator
Virginia reaches its 5.75% top rate at only $17,000 of taxable income after an $8,750 single / $17,500 joint standard deduction and a $930 personal exemption. Brackets are not doubled for joint filers. That early top rate makes Virginia feel flatter than the four-bracket chart suggests. Northern Virginia localities do not add a general wage income tax in this model.
A traditional 401(k) reduces the Virginia base; FICA does not. Reciprocity with D.C., Maryland, and other neighbors can change which jurisdiction withholds first when you mark a work state — this page still taxes Virginia and does not file the other return.
Military and federal-civilian pay is common in the corridor. The estimate uses the same wage rules; special combat or state exemptions outside the published table are not invented.
Example take-home
| Salary | Federal | FICA | State | Payroll | Local | Net / year | Net / check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000.00 | $2,620.00 | $3,060.00 | $1,485.90 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $32,834.10 | $1,262.85 |
| $60,000.00 | $5,020.00 | $4,590.00 | $2,635.90 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $47,754.10 | $1,836.69 |
| $80,000.00 | $8,770.00 | $6,120.00 | $3,785.90 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $61,324.10 | $2,358.61 |
| $100,000.00 | $13,170.00 | $7,650.00 | $4,935.90 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $74,244.10 | $2,855.54 |
| $150,000.00 | $24,734.00 | $11,475.00 | $7,810.90 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $105,980.10 | $4,076.16 |
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What this page includes
- Federal income tax using the 2026 standard deduction and Rev. Proc. 2025-32 brackets
- Social Security (6.2% up to $184,500) and Medicare (1.45%, plus Additional Medicare when wages clear the filing-status threshold)
- Virginia: graduated state income tax (top 5.75%)
- No employee state disability / paid-leave premium modeled for this state yet
- Local wage tax only if you select a city/county or enter a custom percent
Local tax
Virginia does not have a local wage tax in this file. City costs show up in rent and sales tax, not as a second income-tax line on the stub.
What is not included
Credits, itemized deductions, multi-state credits, property tax, sales tax, and unsourced local rates are not included. Employer payroll tables can differ from this annualized estimate. This Virginia page does not invent taxes that are missing from the 2026 data files.
Questions
How quickly does Virginia hit 5.75%?
At $17,000 of taxable income on the published schedule after the standard deduction and exemption — most full-time salaries sit in that top slice.
Are Virginia brackets doubled for joint filers?
No. The 2026 table used here does not double thresholds for joint returns.
Does Northern Virginia add a county wage tax?
Not as a general local wage tax in this file. Leave local off unless you have a real local percent.
Nearby
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Sources
- IRS newsroom, tax year 2026 inflation adjustments (Rev. Proc. 2025-32)
- Rev. Proc. 2025-32 (PDF)
- Tax Foundation, 2026 federal income tax brackets
- IRS Publication 15-T, Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods
- SSA, Contribution and benefit base
- IRS Publication 15 (Circular E), Employer's Tax Guide
- IRS, Questions and answers for the Additional Medicare Tax
- Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2026
- IRS, state government websites index
See a rate that looks wrong? The sources and the gaps are public.