Dietetic Technicians in Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$31,878
after federal, FICA and Virginia tax
Tax takes
$6,912
17.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$31,641
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
$38,790
Kept after tax
$31,878
Worth in national money
$31,641
State rank
22
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Virginia is 22 of 45 states for dietetic technicians, with a middle wage of $38,790. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Virginia this is lower-paid work. Of 489 occupations the state publishes figures for, dietetic technicians ranks 422. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- No great distortion either way. Virginia costs about what the country costs, so from $38,790, take-home of $31,878 is worth roughly $31,641 in national money. The average comes to $39,410, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Virginia ranks 22 of 45 for dietetic technicians at $38,790. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Against every occupation Virginia reports, dietetic technicians ranks 422 of 489, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Price parity in Virginia is near the national base, so for dietetic technicians, whose median is $38,790, the adjusted figure of $31,641 differs little from $31,878 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $39,410 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Dietetic Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $27,870 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $38,790 |
| Top tenth earn over | $47,530 |
| This salary | $38,790 |
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 | $31,878 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $33,348 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,676 |
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 | $36,961 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,237 |
| 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 dietetic technicians in Virginia earn under $38,790 and half over. The published range runs $27,870 at the tenth percentile to $47,530 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 $31,878, worked from $38,790. 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 422 of 489.
- Two cautions on $31,641, the adjusted value of that $38,790 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 422 of 489 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for dietetic technicians in Virginia, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $27,870 to $47,530; 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 $31,878, on $38,790 for work ranking 422 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 422 of 489 in the state.
- This $31,641 adjusted figure, worked from $38,790, 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 422 of 489 in the state. The occupation ranks 422 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $27,870 at the bottom tenth to $47,530 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Virginia costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $31,641 rather than its face figure.
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, $31,878 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 45 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($27,870 to $47,530) 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 $31,641 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 $31,878 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.