Updated for 2026
Virginia Paycheck Calculator
Estimate your take-home pay in Virginia after federal taxes, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes.
About this Virginia paycheck calculator
This is the CalcPaid paycheck calculator with Virginia already selected. Enter your pay and how often you are paid, and it estimates your 2026 take-home pay after federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Virginia income tax.
It runs the same calculation as the US Paycheck Calculator. If you work in a different state, choose it in the calculator above.
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What the calculator applies for Virginia
- Virginia income tax rises in four steps. The calculator charges 2% on the first $3,000 of Virginia taxable income, 3% from $3,000 to $5,000, 5% from $5,000 to $17,000 and 5.75% on everything above $17,000. The same schedule applies whatever your filing status.
- Pre-tax deductions lower your Virginia wages. Health, dental and vision premiums, FSA and HSA contributions, traditional 401(k) contributions and any other pre-tax deduction you enter all come off your pay before Virginia tax is worked out.
- A standard deduction and a personal exemption come off next. The calculator subtracts a standard deduction of $8,750 if you are single, married filing separately or head of household, and $17,500 if you are married filing jointly. It then subtracts a personal exemption of $930, or $1,860 if you are married filing jointly, and applies the rates to what is left.
- Nothing else is added for Virginia. The calculator takes out no Virginia payroll contribution and no city or county income tax.
- Checked at the source. CalcPaid’s 2026 data records these figures as checked directly against the Virginia Department of Taxation: the standard deduction against its New Virginia Tax Laws publication for Tax Year 2026, and the rates and the personal exemption against the Code of Virginia, § 58.1-320 and § 58.1-322.03.
An estimate, not your pay stub
The result is an annualized estimate rather than an exact payroll withholding calculation. Your employer’s payroll system works pay period by pay period, using the withholding forms you filed and your year-to-date pay — information this calculator does not have — so the figure on a given paycheck can fall either side of the one shown here.
Your pay stub is the authority on what was actually withheld, and your tax return is the authority on what you finally owe for the year.
Virginia paycheck at a glance
A single filer earning $75,000 in Virginia and paid every two weeks takes home about $58,094 a year in 2026: $4,841 a month, or $2,234 a paycheck.
| Item | Per year | Per paycheck |
|---|---|---|
| Gross salary | $75,000 | $2,885 |
| Federal income tax | −$7,670 | −$295 |
| Social Security | −$4,650 | −$179 |
| Medicare | −$1,088 | −$42 |
| Virginia state income tax | −$3,498 | −$135 |
| Take-home pay | $58,094 | $2,234 |
Filing status changes the figure: married filing jointly on the same salary takes home about $61,681, and a head of household about $60,016.
Virginia state income tax brackets for 2026
Virginia taxes wages in brackets: each rate applies only to the part of taxable income, the pay left after the deductions Virginia allows, that falls inside its band.
| Taxable income | Rate |
|---|---|
| Up to $3,000 | 2.00% |
| $3,000 to $5,000 | 3.00% |
| $5,000 to $17,000 | 5.00% |
| $17,000 and over | 5.75% |
Take-home pay in Virginia by salary
What a single filer paid every two weeks takes home in Virginia in 2026 at six salaries, and what a married couple filing jointly takes home on the same pay.
| Salary | State taxes | Take-home / year | Per month | Per paycheck |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $45,000 | $1,773 | $36,564 | $3,047 | $1,406 |
| $60,000 | $2,636 | $47,754 | $3,980 | $1,837 |
| $75,000 | $3,498 | $58,094 | $4,841 | $2,234 |
| $90,000 | $4,361 | $67,784 | $5,649 | $2,607 |
| $120,000 | $6,086 | $87,164 | $7,264 | $3,352 |
| $150,000 | $7,811 | $105,980 | $8,832 | $4,076 |
| Salary | State taxes | Take-home / year | Per month | Per paycheck |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $45,000 | $1,217 | $39,061 | $3,255 | $1,502 |
| $60,000 | $2,079 | $50,491 | $4,208 | $1,942 |
| $75,000 | $2,942 | $61,681 | $5,140 | $2,372 |
| $90,000 | $3,804 | $72,871 | $6,073 | $2,803 |
| $120,000 | $5,529 | $95,251 | $7,938 | $3,663 |
| $150,000 | $7,254 | $115,931 | $9,661 | $4,459 |
Virginia paycheck questions
How much is $75,000 a year after taxes in Virginia?
A single filer paid every two weeks takes home about $58,094 in 2026. Of the $75,000, federal income tax takes $7,670; Social Security and Medicare take $5,738; Virginia state income tax takes $3,498.
How much is each paycheck on $75,000 in Virginia?
Paid every two weeks, about $2,234 per paycheck after tax, which is $4,841 a month. Paid weekly, it is about $1,117 a week.
Does filing status change a Virginia paycheck?
Yes. The 2026 federal standard deduction is $16,100 for a single filer, $32,200 for a married couple filing jointly and $24,150 for a head of household. On $75,000, married filing jointly takes home about $61,681 and a head of household about $60,016.
Which taxes do these figures include?
Federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Virginia state income tax, worked out by the same engine as the calculator above. Local income taxes are not included, and the figures assume no 401(k), health insurance or other pre-tax deductions.
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