Purchasing Managers 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
6
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Virginia is one of the better-paying states for purchasing managers. The middle earner takes $166,230, which ranks 6 of 50 states with published figures. That is about 12.26% above the national middle.
- Within Virginia this is well-paid work. Of 489 occupations with published figures in the state, purchasing managers ranks 15 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- No great distortion either way. Virginia costs about what the country costs, so from $166,230, take-home of $116,087 is worth roughly $115,224 in national money. The average comes to $170,830, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Virginia ranks 6 of 50 states publishing a median for purchasing managers, at $166,230 — about 12.26% 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.
- Ranked against every occupation Virginia publishes a median for, purchasing managers sits 15 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 purchasing managers, whose median is $166,230, the adjusted figure of $115,224 differs little from $116,087 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $170,830 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Purchasing Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $109,270 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $166,230 |
| Top tenth earn over | $222,230 |
| 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 purchasing managers in Virginia earn under $166,230 and half over. The published range runs $109,270 at the tenth percentile to $222,230 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $116,087 take-home in Virginia comes from $166,230. 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 15 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Virginia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $115,224, the adjusted value of that $166,230 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 15 of 489 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for purchasing managers in Virginia, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $109,270 to $222,230; 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.
- Retained pay of $116,087, from $166,230, 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 15 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 6 of 50 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Virginia, so $115,224 — the adjusted value of that $166,230 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 15 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $109,270 and the top tenth $222,230, so most people doing this work in Virginia sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Virginia costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $115,224 rather than its face figure.
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.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($109,270 to $222,230) 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.