Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers in Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,547
after federal, FICA and Virginia tax
Tax takes
$9,183
19.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,261
Virginia costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Virginia — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$47,730
Kept after tax
$38,547
Worth in national money
$38,261
State rank
21
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Virginia is 21 of 45 states for this job, with a middle wage of $47,730. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 337 among 489 occupations Virginia publishes pay for.
- No great distortion either way. Virginia costs about what the country costs, so from $47,730, take-home of $38,547 is worth roughly $38,261 in national money. The average lands at $47,410, below the middle of the range.
- Virginia ranks 21 of 45 for automotive glass installers and repairers at $47,730. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Position 337 of 489 in Virginia places automotive glass installers and repairers in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Price parity in Virginia is near the national base, so for automotive glass installers and repairers, whose median is $47,730, the adjusted figure of $38,261 differs little from $38,547 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $47,410 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $32,130 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,730 |
| Top tenth earn over | $60,700 |
| This salary | $47,730 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Virginia | $38,547 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,531 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,449 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $45,261 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,171 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of automotive glass installers and repairers in Virginia earn under $47,730 and half over. The published range runs $32,130 at the tenth percentile to $60,700 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $38,547 take-home in Virginia comes from $47,730. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 337 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Virginia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $38,261, the adjusted value of that $47,730 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 337 of 489 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for automotive glass installers and repairers in Virginia, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $32,130 to $60,700; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $38,547, from $47,730, assumes a single Virginia filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 337 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 21 of 45 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Virginia, so $38,261 — the adjusted value of that $47,730 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 337 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $32,130 and the top tenth $60,700, so most people doing this work in Virginia sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $38,261 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Virginia then takes its own share, leaving $38,547.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 45 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($32,130 to $60,700) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Virginia rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Virginia's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $38,261 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $38,547 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Virginia income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.