Facilities Managers in Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$84,875
after federal, FICA and Virginia tax
Tax takes
$31,665
27.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$84,244
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
$116,540
Kept after tax
$84,875
Worth in national money
$84,244
State rank
10
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Virginia is one of the better-paying states for facilities managers. The middle earner takes $116,540, which ranks 10 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 9.26% above the national middle.
- Within Virginia this is well-paid work. Of 489 occupations with published figures in the state, facilities managers ranks 54 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- No great distortion either way. Virginia costs about what the country costs, so from $116,540, take-home of $84,875 is worth roughly $84,244 in national money. The average comes to $125,760, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Virginia ranks 10 of 51 states publishing a median for facilities managers, at $116,540 — about 9.26% 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.
- Ranked against every occupation Virginia publishes a median for, facilities managers sits 54 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.
- Price parity in Virginia is near the national base, so for facilities managers, whose median is $116,540, the adjusted figure of $84,244 differs little from $84,875 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $125,760 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Facilities Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $76,920 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $116,540 |
| Top tenth earn over | $191,310 |
| This salary | $116,540 |
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 | $84,875 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $90,816 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$9,212 |
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 | $108,096 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$12,724 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $116,540 as a midpoint for Virginia, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $76,920 and the ninetieth is $191,310 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $84,875 take-home in Virginia comes from $116,540. 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 54 of 489.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $84,244 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 54.
- The Virginia median of $116,540 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $76,920 to $191,310. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $84,875, from $116,540, 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 54 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 10 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $84,244, worked from $116,540, 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 54 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $125,760, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $76,920 and the top tenth $191,310 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $84,244 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 $84,875.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Virginia is $125,760. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($76,920) and the ninetieth ($191,310) 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 $84,244 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 $84,875 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.