Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$51,371
after federal, FICA and Virginia tax
Tax takes
$13,549
20.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$50,989
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
$64,920
Kept after tax
$51,371
Worth in national money
$50,989
State rank
23
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Virginia is 23 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $64,920. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 197 among 489 occupations Virginia publishes pay for.
- No great distortion either way. Virginia costs about what the country costs, so from $64,920, take-home of $51,371 is worth roughly $50,989 in national money. The average comes to $66,300, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Virginia ranks 23 of 51 for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses at $64,920. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Position 197 of 489 in Virginia places licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Price parity in Virginia is near the national base, so for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses, whose median is $64,920, the adjusted figure of $50,989 differs little from $51,371 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $66,300 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $50,580 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $64,920 |
| Top tenth earn over | $79,170 |
| This salary | $64,920 |
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 | $51,371 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $54,343 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,934 |
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 | $61,221 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,967 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $64,920 as a midpoint for Virginia, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $50,580 and the ninetieth is $79,170 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $51,371 take-home in Virginia comes from $64,920. 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 197 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Virginia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $50,989, the adjusted value of that $64,920 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 197 of 489 in the state.
- The Virginia median of $64,920 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $50,580 to $79,170. 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 $51,371, from $64,920, 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 197 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 23 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Virginia, so $50,989 — the adjusted value of that $64,920 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 197 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $50,580 at the tenth percentile, $79,170 at the ninetieth.
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 $50,989 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 $51,371.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($50,580 to $79,170) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Virginia rather than a national figure.
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 $50,989 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 $51,371 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.