Skincare Specialists in Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$32,296
after federal, FICA and Virginia tax
Tax takes
$7,054
17.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$32,056
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
$39,350
Kept after tax
$32,296
Worth in national money
$32,056
State rank
35
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for skincare specialists is on the low side in Virginia. The middle earner gets $39,350. That is 35 of 49 states, and about 13.19% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Against 489 occupations Virginia publishes, skincare specialists lands at 417. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- No great distortion either way. Virginia costs about what the country costs, so from $39,350, take-home of $32,296 is worth roughly $32,056 in national money. The average comes to $47,260, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For skincare specialists, Virginia sits in the lower band at $39,350, ranking 35 of 49 and trailing the national median by about 13.19%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Within Virginia, this work ranks 417 of 489 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- Price parity in Virginia is near the national base, so for skincare specialists, whose median is $39,350, the adjusted figure of $32,056 differs little from $32,296 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $47,260 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Skincare Specialists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,530 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $39,350 |
| Top tenth earn over | $67,520 |
| This salary | $39,350 |
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 | $32,296 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $33,798 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,725 |
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 | $37,481 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,295 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Virginia earn less than $39,350. The published range is $31,530 up to $67,520, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Virginia the take-home figure of $32,296, from $39,350, 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 417 of 489 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Virginia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $32,056, the adjusted value of that $39,350 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 417 of 489 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for skincare specialists in Virginia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $31,530 to $67,520. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Virginia is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $32,296 from $39,350. 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 417 of 489 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Virginia, so $32,056 — the adjusted value of that $39,350 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 417 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $47,260 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $31,530 at the bottom tenth to $67,520 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $32,056 rather than its face figure.
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, $32,296 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $47,260. 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 ($31,530) and the ninetieth ($67,520) 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 $32,056 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 $32,296 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.