Education Administrators, All Other in Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$79,888
after federal, FICA and Virginia tax
Tax takes
$28,932
26.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$79,294
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
$108,820
Kept after tax
$79,888
Worth in national money
$79,294
State rank
9
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Virginia's middle earner gets $108,820, putting the state 9 of 49 — about 14.31% ahead of the national figure.
- Within Virginia this is well-paid work. Of 489 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 58 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $108,820, tax leaves $79,888, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $79,294 in comparable terms. Averages run higher here, $109,740, since top earners drag the number up.
- For education administrators, all other, Virginia sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $108,820, ranking 9 of 49 and running about 14.31% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Ranked against every occupation Virginia publishes a median for, education administrators, all other sits 58 of 489 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Because Virginia sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for education administrators, all other — median $108,820 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $79,888 retained, $79,294 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $109,740 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Education Administrators, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $55,310 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $108,820 |
| Top tenth earn over | $164,760 |
| This salary | $108,820 |
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 | $79,888 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $85,385 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$8,573 |
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 | $101,007 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$11,842 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Virginia earn less than $108,820. The published range is $55,310 up to $164,760, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Virginia the take-home figure of $79,888, from $108,820, 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 58 of 489 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $79,294 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 58.
- Reported values are medians; for education administrators, all other in Virginia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $55,310 to $164,760. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Virginia is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $79,888 from $108,820. 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 58 of 489 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $79,294, worked from $108,820, 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 58 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $55,310 at the bottom tenth to $164,760 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 $79,294 — 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, $79,888 remains.
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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($55,310) and the ninetieth ($164,760) 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 $79,294 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 $79,888 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.