Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other in Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$54,688
after federal, FICA and Virginia tax
Tax takes
$15,122
21.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$54,281
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
$69,810
Kept after tax
$54,688
Worth in national money
$54,281
State rank
2
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Virginia pays this job a middle wage of $69,810, ranking 2 of 49 states and sitting about 23.06% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 489 occupations Virginia reports figures for, this is number 177.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $69,810 the take-home is $54,688, which is worth about $54,281 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is lower, $69,030, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Virginia's median for community and social service specialists, all other is $69,810, about 23.06% above the national figure and 2 of 49 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In Virginia's occupational distribution, community and social service specialists, all other sits at 177 of 489 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Virginia's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for community and social service specialists, all other on its $69,810 median: $54,688 retained after tax becomes $54,281 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $69,030 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $42,850 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $69,810 |
| Top tenth earn over | $91,770 |
| This salary | $69,810 |
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 | $54,688 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $57,941 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,344 |
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 | $65,349 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,876 |
| 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 community and social service specialists, all other in Virginia earn under $69,810 and half over. The published range runs $42,850 at the tenth percentile to $91,770 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Virginia the take-home figure of $54,688, from $69,810, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 177 of 489 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $54,281, the adjusted value of that $69,810 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Virginia. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 177 of 489 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for community and social service specialists, all other in Virginia, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $42,850 to $91,770; 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.
- Take-home for Virginia is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $54,688 from $69,810. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 177 of 489 locally.
- This $54,281 adjusted figure, worked from $69,810, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 177 of 489 in the state. The occupation ranks 177 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $42,850 at the bottom tenth to $91,770 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Virginia run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $54,281 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Virginia adds its own income tax on top — which is why $54,688 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($42,850 to $91,770) 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 $54,281 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 $54,688 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.