Human Resources Managers in Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$115,930
after federal, FICA and Virginia tax
Tax takes
$50,050
30.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$115,068
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
$165,980
Kept after tax
$115,930
Worth in national money
$115,068
State rank
8
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Virginia pays human resources managers a middle wage of $165,980, ranking 8 of 51 states and sitting about 11.19% above the national middle.
- Within Virginia this is well-paid work. Of 489 occupations with published figures in the state, human resources managers ranks 17 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- No great distortion either way. Virginia costs about what the country costs, so from $165,980, take-home of $115,930 is worth roughly $115,068 in national money. The average comes to $175,780, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Virginia's median for human resources managers is $165,980, about 11.19% above the national figure and 8 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Ranked against every occupation Virginia publishes a median for, human resources managers sits 17 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 human resources managers, whose median is $165,980, the adjusted figure of $115,068 differs little from $115,930 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $175,780 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Human Resources Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $105,130 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $165,980 |
| Top tenth earn over | $272,070 |
| This salary | $165,980 |
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 | $115,930 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $124,713 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$13,271 |
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 | $153,130 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$18,867 |
| 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 human resources managers in Virginia earn under $165,980 and half over. The published range runs $105,130 at the tenth percentile to $272,070 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 $115,930, worked from $165,980. 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 17 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Virginia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $115,068, the adjusted value of that $165,980 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 17 of 489 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for human resources managers in Virginia, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $105,130 to $272,070; 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 $115,930, on $165,980 for work ranking 17 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 17 of 489 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Virginia, so $115,068 — the adjusted value of that $165,980 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 17 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $175,780, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $105,130 and the top tenth $272,070 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $115,068 — 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, $115,930 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.
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 $175,780. 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 ($105,130) and the ninetieth ($272,070) 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 $115,068 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 $115,930 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.