Managers, All Other in Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$116,087
after federal, FICA and Virginia tax
Tax takes
$50,143
30.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$115,224
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
$166,230
Kept after tax
$116,087
Worth in national money
$115,224
State rank
7
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Virginia is one of the better-paying states for managers, all other. The middle earner takes $166,230, which ranks 7 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 17.15% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Virginia. It ranks 16 out of 489 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $166,230, tax leaves $116,087, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $115,224 in comparable terms. Averages run higher here, $170,000, since top earners drag the number up.
- Virginia ranks 7 of 51 states publishing a median for managers, all other, at $166,230 — about 17.15% 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.
- Within Virginia, managers, all other ranks 16 of 489 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Because Virginia sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for managers, all other — median $166,230 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $116,087 retained, $115,224 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $170,000 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Managers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $110,100 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $166,230 |
| Top tenth earn over | $224,040 |
| This salary | $166,230 |
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 | $116,087 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $124,884 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$13,291 |
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 | $153,359 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$18,896 |
| 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 managers, all other in Virginia earn under $166,230 and half over. The published range runs $110,100 at the tenth percentile to $224,040 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Virginia the take-home figure of $116,087, from $166,230, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 16 of 489 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $115,224 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 16.
- Figures are distribution medians for managers, all other in Virginia, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $110,100 to $224,040; 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.
- Take-home for Virginia is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $116,087 from $166,230. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 16 of 489 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $115,224, worked from $166,230, 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 16 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $110,100 at the bottom tenth to $224,040 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $115,224 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 $116,087.
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 ($110,100 to $224,040) 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 $115,224 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 $116,087 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.