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Estimated take-home pay, Virginia, 2026
$1,607.16per biweekly check
$41,786.16 a year over 26 checks · $3,482.18 a month on average
Estimated take-home pay $1,607.16 per biweekly check in Virginia, from gross pay of $2,000.00.
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An estimate from what you entered, using 2026 federal withholding, Social Security, Medicare and state income tax withholding for a standard Form W-4, plus the state’s disability or paid leave line where it has one. City, county and school district taxes are not included. Not tax advice. Virginia paycheck calculator
Virginia state withholding and net pay per biweekly check, after federal withholding, FICA and Virginia withholding.
| Gross per check | Single | Married (joint) | Head of household |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1,500 | State: $54.94 Net: $1,234.16 | State: same as single Net: $1,304.16 | State: same as single Net: $1,273.19 |
| $2,000 | State: $83.69 Net: $1,607.16 | State: same as single Net: $1,687.16 | State: same as single Net: $1,648.39 |
| $3,000 | State: $141.19 Net: $2,308.93 | State: same as single Net: $2,437.00 | State: same as single Net: $2,394.39 |
“Same as single”: Virginia has no separate withholding rule for that status, so the single rule applies. Net pay still differs because federal withholding depends on filing status.
Scenario: 2026 withholding tables, biweekly pay, one state allowance or the standard W-4, no pre-tax deductions or local taxes. Your figure depends on your W-4 and pay.
Already announced by official sources. Your pay stubs use today's rates until each change starts.
A Virginia pay stub has exactly four involuntary deductions — and the state one reaches its top rate faster than almost anywhere else. Here is what each line means in 2026:
VA State Income Tax ("VA SIT", "Virginia Withholding"). Virginia has four brackets — 2% to $3,000, 3% to $5,000, 5% to $17,000, and 5.75% above — with thresholds that have not moved since 1990. That means nearly every full-time worker pays the top 5.75% on most of their income. The standard deduction is $8,750 for a single filer ($17,500 married filing jointly) for 2026, plus a $930 personal exemption for yourself and each dependent ($800 more if 65+ or blind). Employers use the same $8,750 for every employee in the withholding formula regardless of marital status; joint filers claim the rest on the return. Bonuses paid separately may be withheld at a flat 5.75%. No Form VA-4 on file means zero exemptions.
What you will NOT see: a local income tax (the only local income-tax authority ever enacted, for Northern Virginia, was repealed in 2013 and never used), state disability insurance, a paid-family-leave premium (Virginia's program is voluntary private insurance only), or an unemployment deduction — taking UI tax out of wages is a Class 1 misdemeanor under Va. Code §§ 60.2-516 and 60.2-107. Workers' compensation can't be deducted either (§ 65.2-807).
Plus the federal lines on every US stub: federal income tax, Social Security (6.2% up to $184,500 in 2026), and Medicare (1.45%, plus 0.9% on wages over $200,000). From January 1, 2027: Social Security 6.2% up to $192,300.
| Item | 2026 value |
|---|---|
| State income tax | 2%–5.75% in four brackets; 5.75% starts at $17,000 of taxable income (unchanged since 1990) |
| State standard deduction | $8,750 single · $17,500 married filing jointly (2026); $9,200/$18,400 in 2027 |
| Personal exemption | $930 each · +$800 for age 65+ or blindness |
| Employee-paid SUI / SDI / PFML | None — deducting UI is a Class 1 misdemeanor; PFML is voluntary only |
| Local income taxes | None — repealed authority (Acts 2013, c. 766) |
| Minimum wage | $12.77 (2026) → $13.75 Jan 1, 2027 → $15.00 Jan 1, 2028 → CPI-indexed |
| Tipped cash wage | $2.13 (FLSA tip credit; tips must reach $12.77) |
| Pay frequency | Hourly: biweekly or semimonthly · Salaried: at least monthly (§ 40.1-29) |
| Pay stub required? | Yes — every payday, enough detail to reconstruct gross-to-net; kept 3 years (§ 40.1-29(D)) |
| Final paycheck | Next regular payday — same rule whether fired or quit (§ 40.1-29(B)) |
Estimated for a single filer taking the standard deduction, including federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, and Virginia income tax after the $8,750 standard deduction and $930 personal exemption:
| Gross pay | Est. net per year | Net biweekly | Net monthly | Effective tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $32,834 | $1,263 | $2,736 | 17.9% |
| $60,000 | $47,754 | $1,837 | $3,980 | 20.4% |
| $75,000 | $58,094 | $2,234 | $4,841 | 22.5% |
| $100,000 | $74,244 | $2,856 | $6,187 | 25.8% |
| Min wage, full-time ($12.77/hr) | $22,769 | $876 | $1,897 | 14.3% |
| 2027 min wage, full-time ($13.75/hr) | $24,330 | $936 | $2,027 | 14.9% |
Where the money goes at $60,000: Virginia income tax $2,636 (4.4% of gross) — federal income tax and FICA take the other 16%. Because the 5.75% bracket begins at just $17,000, the state's effective rate barely changes with income: 4.0% at $40,000, 4.8% at $100,000. Virginia is effectively a flat-tax state with a small graduated ramp at the bottom.
2027 preview: the standard deduction rises to $9,200, saving a single filer about $26 — and the minimum wage steps to $13.75, worth $2,038 more gross for a full-time minimum-wage worker.
Methodology: 2026 federal brackets and $16,100 standard deduction (IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32), FICA per SSA, Virginia rate schedule (Va. Code § 58.1-320) after the $8,750 standard deduction (§ 58.1-322.03, TY2026) and $930 personal exemption. Estimates only — your withholding depends on your W-4/VA-4 exemptions, credits, and pre-tax benefits.
| Occupation | Median hourly | Median annual |
|---|---|---|
| Registered nurse | $45.00 | $93,600 |
| Software developer | $65.61 | $136,460 |
| Elementary school teacher | — | $65,550 |
| Truck driver (heavy) | $27.34 | $56,860 |
| Construction laborer | $20.94 | $43,560 |
| Customer service rep | $20.54 | $42,730 |
| Waiter / waitress (tips included) | $21.52 | $44,760 |
| Retail salesperson | $16.46 | $34,240 |
Virginia's median hourly wage across all occupations is $26.78 — about 9% above the national median of $24.51, lifted by Northern Virginia's federal-contractor economy: the state employs 88,280 software developers, more than nurses.
Final paycheck: next regular payday, whether you were fired or quit. Va. Code § 40.1-29(B) requires final wages "on or before the date on which he would have been paid for such work had his employment not been terminated." Virginia has real teeth for late pay: unpaid wages plus an equal amount in liquidated damages plus 8% interest, civil penalties up to $1,000 per violation, and criminal charges for willful nonpayment (a felony at $10,000 or more). Since July 1, 2026, an employer that cures within 14 days of a claim has a good-faith defense.
Pay frequency: hourly employees must be paid at least biweekly or semimonthly; salaried employees at least monthly (§ 40.1-29(B)). Employees earning more than 150% of the state average weekly wage may agree to monthly pay. Cash, check, direct deposit, or a payroll card are all allowed — the card only if you failed to designate a bank account, and with at least one free withdrawal per pay period.
Is a pay stub required? Yes, and Virginia's is one of the more detailed statutes. On each regular pay date the employer must provide a written statement — paper or online — showing the employer's name and address, hours worked (for hourly employees and salaried employees below the federal overtime salary threshold), rate of pay, gross wages, and the amount and purpose of every deduction, with "sufficient information to enable the employee to determine how the gross and net pay were calculated" (§ 40.1-29(D)). Stubs must be kept three years. Agricultural employers are exempt unless the worker asks.
Wage claims go to the Department of Labor and Industry's Labor Law division or directly to court — § 40.1-29 gives employees a private right of action.
Virginia's minimum wage is $12.77 for 2026 — a 2.9% inflation adjustment from $12.41 after the 2025 bill that would have set $13.50 was vetoed. The 2026 General Assembly then enacted a fixed schedule (HB 1 / SB 1, signed April 9, 2026). No city or county sets its own rate, and there is no small-employer exemption.
| Effective | Minimum wage | Full-time gross | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2026 | $12.77 | $26,562 | $12.41 × 1.029 CPI adjustment (DOLI) |
| Jan 1, 2027 | $13.75 | $28,600 | Va. Code § 40.1-28.10(C) |
| Jan 1, 2028 | $15.00 | $31,200 | § 40.1-28.10(D) |
| Jan 1, 2029 onward | CPI-indexed | — | Set by the DOLI Commissioner each October |
Tipped workers may be paid the federal $2.13 cash wage as long as tips bring them to the Virginia minimum; there is no separate state tipped rate. Exemptions from the state minimum have generally covered under-16s, students working 20 hours or less a week, and workers already outside the FLSA — but § 40.1-28.9 is mid-transition, with three staged versions running through 2030 after the 2026 farm-worker bills, and the exemption list shifts between them. Check the version in force on your pay date before concluding you are exempt.
| State | Est. net/year | Difference vs VA |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | $47,754 | — |
| North Carolina (flat 3.99%) | $48,505 | +$751 |
| Maryland (state + county tax) | $46,197 | −$1,557 |
| West Virginia | $48,524 | +$770 |
| Tennessee (no state income tax) | $50,390 | +$2,636 |
| Pennsylvania (typical 1% local tax) | $47,854 | +$100 |
Virginia's 5.75%-from-$17,000 structure costs a $60,000 earner about $750 more than North Carolina's flat 3.99% — but roughly $1,560 less than Maryland, where county income taxes of 2.25%–3.2% stack on top of the state rate. A Northern Virginia commuter into DC or Maryland owes Virginia tax, not the workplace's, under the region's reciprocal agreements.
Virginia has four brackets: 2% on the first $3,000 of taxable income, 3% to $5,000, 5% to $17,000, and 5.75% above that — thresholds unchanged since 1990. After the $8,750 standard deduction and $930 personal exemption, a full-time worker pays 5.75% on most of their wages. Bonuses paid separately may be withheld at a flat 5.75%.
A single filer earning $60,000 keeps about $47,754 a year — roughly $1,837 per biweekly check, a 20.4% effective rate covering federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, and Virginia income tax. There are no local, disability, or paid-leave deductions in Virginia.
Yes. Va. Code § 40.1-29(D) requires a written statement on each regular pay date showing the employer's name and address, hours worked (for hourly and lower-salaried employees), rate of pay, gross wages, and the amount and purpose of each deduction — enough to reconstruct how net pay was calculated. Employers must keep these statements for three years.
On or before the next regular payday for the work performed, whether you quit or were fired (Va. Code § 40.1-29(B)). Late payment exposes the employer to double damages, 8% interest, civil penalties up to $1,000 per violation, and criminal charges for willful nonpayment.
$12.77 per hour from January 1, 2026, rising to $13.75 on January 1, 2027 and $15.00 on January 1, 2028, then indexed to inflation. Tipped employees may be paid $2.13 if tips bring them to the minimum. No Virginia city or county sets a higher rate.
No. The only local income-tax authority Virginia ever enacted, for Northern Virginia localities, was repealed in 2013 without being used. Every Virginia stub carries just four involuntary lines: federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, and Virginia income tax.
No. Virginia has no state disability insurance and its family leave program is voluntary private insurance with no payroll premium. Unemployment insurance is employer-paid, and deducting it from wages is a Class 1 misdemeanor under Va. Code §§ 60.2-516 and 60.2-107.