Computer Occupations, All Other in Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$99,059
after federal, FICA and Virginia tax
Tax takes
$39,971
28.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$98,323
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
$139,030
Kept after tax
$99,059
Worth in national money
$98,323
State rank
4
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Virginia is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $139,030, which ranks 4 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 19.26% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 489 occupations Virginia reports, this job comes in at 26 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $139,030 the take-home is $99,059, which is worth about $98,323 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is lower, $138,430, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Virginia ranks 4 of 51 states publishing a median for computer occupations, all other, at $139,030 — about 19.26% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Computer occupations, all other ranks 26 of 489 occupations by median in Virginia, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Virginia's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for computer occupations, all other on its $139,030 median: $99,059 retained after tax becomes $98,323 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $138,430 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Computer Occupations, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $77,130 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $139,030 |
| Top tenth earn over | $185,950 |
| This salary | $139,030 |
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 | $99,059 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $106,293 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$11,060 |
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 | $128,447 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$15,724 |
| 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 computer occupations, all other in Virginia earn under $139,030 and half over. The published range runs $77,130 at the tenth percentile to $185,950 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Virginia's $99,059, worked from $139,030. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 26 of 489.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $98,323 uses one figure for the whole of Virginia. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 489 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 26.
- Figures are distribution medians for computer occupations, all other in Virginia, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $77,130 to $185,950; 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.
- The Virginia take-home of $99,059, on $139,030 for work ranking 26 of 489 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 26 of 489 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $98,323, worked from $139,030, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Virginia address, on work sitting at 26 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $77,130 at the bottom tenth to $185,950 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $98,323 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Virginia's own levy, $99,059 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($77,130) and the ninetieth ($185,950) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $98,323 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 $99,059 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.