Statisticians in Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$83,829
after federal, FICA and Virginia tax
Tax takes
$31,091
27.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$83,206
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
$114,920
Kept after tax
$83,829
Worth in national money
$83,206
State rank
9
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Virginia is one of the better-paying states for statisticians. The middle earner takes $114,920, which ranks 9 of 45 states with published figures. That is about 8.77% above the national middle.
- Within Virginia this is well-paid work. Of 489 occupations with published figures in the state, statisticians ranks 55 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $114,920, tax leaves $83,829, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $83,206 in comparable terms. Averages run higher here, $120,570, since top earners drag the number up.
- Virginia ranks 9 of 45 states publishing a median for statisticians, at $114,920 — about 8.77% 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, statisticians sits 55 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.
- Because Virginia sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for statisticians — median $114,920 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $83,829 retained, $83,206 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $120,570 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Statisticians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $59,340 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $114,920 |
| Top tenth earn over | $178,400 |
| This salary | $114,920 |
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 | $83,829 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $89,676 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$9,077 |
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 | $106,608 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$12,539 |
| 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 $114,920. The published range is $59,340 up to $178,400, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $83,829 take-home in Virginia comes from $114,920. 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 55 of 489.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $83,206 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 55.
- Reported values are medians; for statisticians in Virginia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $59,340 to $178,400. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $83,829, from $114,920, 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 55 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 9 of 45 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $83,206, worked from $114,920, 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 55 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 $120,570 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?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $59,340 and the top tenth $178,400 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $83,206 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 $83,829.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 45 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 $120,570. 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 ($59,340) and the ninetieth ($178,400) 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 $83,206 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 $83,829 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 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.