First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$52,982
after federal, FICA and Virginia tax
Tax takes
$14,188
21.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$52,589
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
$67,170
Kept after tax
$52,982
Worth in national money
$52,589
State rank
22
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Virginia is 22 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $67,170. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Against other work in Virginia, this sits in the middle: 186 of 489 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- No great distortion either way. Virginia costs about what the country costs, so from $67,170, take-home of $52,982 is worth roughly $52,589 in national money. The average comes to $72,870, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Virginia ranks 22 of 51 for first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers at $67,170. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers ranks 186 of 489 occupations in Virginia by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Price parity in Virginia is near the national base, so for first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers, whose median is $67,170, the adjusted figure of $52,589 differs little from $52,982 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $72,870 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $45,670 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $67,170 |
| Top tenth earn over | $104,530 |
| This salary | $67,170 |
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 | $52,982 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $56,084 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,126 |
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 | $63,226 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,283 |
| 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 $67,170. The published range is $45,670 up to $104,530, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Virginia's $52,982, worked from $67,170. 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 186 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Virginia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $52,589, the adjusted value of that $67,170 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 186 of 489 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers in Virginia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $45,670 to $104,530. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Virginia take-home of $52,982, on $67,170 for work ranking 186 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 186 of 489 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Virginia, so $52,589 — the adjusted value of that $67,170 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 186 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $72,870 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $45,670, the highest tenth $104,530, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
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 $52,589 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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 $52,982.
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.
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 $72,870. 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 ($45,670) and the ninetieth ($104,530) 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 $52,589 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 $52,982 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.