First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$57,492
after federal, FICA and Virginia tax
Tax takes
$16,658
22.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$57,064
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
$74,150
Kept after tax
$57,492
Worth in national money
$57,064
State rank
27
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Virginia is 27 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $74,150. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 489 occupations Virginia reports figures for, this is number 162.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $74,150 the take-home is $57,492, which is worth about $57,064 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $76,310, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Virginia ranks 27 of 51 for first-line supervisors of production and operating workers at $74,150. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Virginia's occupational distribution, first-line supervisors of production and operating workers sits at 162 of 489 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Virginia's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for first-line supervisors of production and operating workers on its $74,150 median: $57,492 retained after tax becomes $57,064 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $76,310 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $45,210 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $74,150 |
| Top tenth earn over | $108,780 |
| This salary | $74,150 |
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 | $57,492 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $60,995 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,704 |
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 | $69,171 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,850 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $74,150 as a midpoint for Virginia, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $45,210 and the ninetieth is $108,780 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Virginia's $57,492, worked from $74,150. 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 162 of 489.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $57,064 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 162.
- The Virginia median of $74,150 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $45,210 to $108,780. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Virginia take-home of $57,492, on $74,150 for work ranking 162 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 162 of 489 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $57,064, worked from $74,150, 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 162 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $45,210, the highest tenth $108,780, 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 $57,064 — 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, $57,492 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 ($45,210) and the ninetieth ($108,780) 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 $57,064 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 $57,492 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.