Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs in Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$31,788
after federal, FICA and Virginia tax
Tax takes
$6,882
17.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$31,552
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
$38,670
Kept after tax
$31,788
Worth in national money
$31,552
State rank
13
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Virginia pays shuttle drivers and chauffeurs a middle wage of $38,670, ranking 13 of 51 states and sitting about 3.7% above the national middle.
- Measured against other jobs in Virginia, this one sits low: 424 of 489 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $38,670 the take-home is $31,788, which is worth about $31,552 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $41,050, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Virginia's median for shuttle drivers and chauffeurs is $38,670, about 3.7% above the national figure and 13 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.
- Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs occupies position 424 of 489 in Virginia's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Virginia's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for shuttle drivers and chauffeurs on its $38,670 median: $31,788 retained after tax becomes $31,552 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $41,050 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,810 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $38,670 |
| Top tenth earn over | $54,140 |
| This salary | $38,670 |
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 | $31,788 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $33,251 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,666 |
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 | $36,849 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,224 |
| 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 shuttle drivers and chauffeurs in Virginia earn under $38,670 and half over. The published range runs $29,810 at the tenth percentile to $54,140 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $31,788 take-home in Virginia comes from $38,670. 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 424 of 489.
- Two cautions on $31,552, the adjusted value of that $38,670 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Virginia. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 424 of 489 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for shuttle drivers and chauffeurs in Virginia, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $29,810 to $54,140; 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 $31,788, from $38,670, 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 424 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 13 of 51 for it.
- This $31,552 adjusted figure, worked from $38,670, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 424 of 489 in the state. The occupation ranks 424 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 $41,050, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $29,810 at the tenth percentile, $54,140 at the ninetieth.
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 $31,552 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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 $31,788.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
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 $41,050. 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($29,810 to $54,140) 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 $31,552 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 $31,788 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.