Virginia’s top rate of 5.75% kicks in at just $17,000 of taxable income, so most full-time workers pay it on most of their pay. What moves your withholding is the VA-4: each exemption is worth $930, far less than a federal dependent credit.
2026 tax year, verified Sources
Estimated take-home this week
$918.35
from $1,153.85 gross. You keep 80%.
2026 tax year, rules last verified November 12, 2026. An estimate, not tax advice. How we calculate
Each extra dollar you earn loses about 25¢ to taxes, but across all your pay the average is 20¢. A raise never lowers your take-home: only the dollars above a bracket line pay the higher rate.
| Annual pay | Effective | Marginal |
|---|---|---|
| $15,000 | 8.6% | 12.7% |
| $30,000 | 15.4% | 25.4% |
| $45,000 | 18.7% | 25.4% |
| $60,000 | 20.4% | 25.4% |
| $75,000 | 22.5% | 35.4% |
| $90,000 | 24.7% | 35.4% |
| $105,000 | 26.2% | 35.4% |
| $120,000 | 27.4% | 35.4% |
| $135,000 | 28.5% | 37.4% |
| $150,000 | 29.3% | 37.4% |
Same pay, W-4 and benefits; each state’s default withholding answers, no local taxes. Take-home per week:
Virginia’s formula multiplies your paycheck by the pay periods in a year (300 for daily pay), subtracts $8,750 plus $930 per exemption and $800 per age or blindness exemption, applies the four rates, and divides by the pay periods.
The standard deduction in the formula is $8,750 whatever your filing status. It is scheduled to fall back to $3,000 after 2026 unless the General Assembly extends it.
Bonuses paid with regular pay are added to that check. Bonuses paid separately can be withheld at a flat 5.75%, which is what this calculator uses.
Virginia follows federal treatment of pre-tax deductions: 401(k), health premiums, HSA and FSA contributions lower your Virginia wages.
| Taxable income over | Rate on the excess |
|---|---|
| $0 | 2% |
| $3,000 | 3% |
| $5,000 | 5% |
| $17,000 | 5.75% |
Taxable income = annual wages − $8,750 − $930 × exemptions − $800 × age/blind exemptions.
Single filer, standard W-4, no benefits, paid weekly, default VA-4 answers. Virginia takes $41.84 of this check (4.2% of gross).
| Line | Per week | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $1,000.00 | $52,000.00 |
| Federal income tax | −$78.08 | −$4,060.16 |
| Social Security | −$62.00 | −$3,224.00 |
| Medicare | −$14.50 | −$754.00 |
| Virginia income tax | −$41.84 | −$2,175.68 |
| Take-home pay | $803.58 | $41,786.16 |
Single filer, standard W-4, no benefits, no local tax. Per-week amounts; annual totals account for the Social Security wage cap.
| Salary | Gross / week | Federal | FICA | Virginia | Take-home / week | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | $576.92 | $27.31 | $44.14 | $17.52 | $487.95 | $25,373 |
| $40,000 | $769.23 | $50.38 | $58.84 | $28.57 | $631.44 | $32,835 |
| $50,000 | $961.54 | $73.46 | $73.56 | $39.63 | $774.89 | $40,294 |
| $60,000 | $1,153.85 | $96.54 | $88.27 | $50.69 | $918.35 | $47,754 |
| $75,000 | $1,442.31 | $147.50 | $110.33 | $67.28 | $1,117.20 | $58,094 |
| $100,000 | $1,923.08 | $253.27 | $147.11 | $94.92 | $1,427.78 | $74,245 |
| $150,000 | $2,884.62 | $475.65 | $220.68 | $150.21 | $2,038.08 | $105,980 |
Married filing jointly with two children on $100,000: $1,621.83 a week ($84,335 a year).
None. Virginia cities and counties do not tax wages, so a paycheck in Arlington or Richmond has the same withholding as one anywhere else in the state.
Virginia has no state disability, paid family leave or employee unemployment deduction.
Virginia has reciprocity with DC and Kentucky for daily commuters, and with Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia for people who live there and have only wage income from Virginia. Those workers claim exemption on the VA-4. Virginians who work in DC owe no DC tax; they file D-4A with their employer.
With one exemption: $52,000 − $8,750 − $930 leaves $42,320, taxed at $2,175.90 a year, or $41.84 a week.
Each exemption takes $930 off taxable income, worth about $53.48 a year at 5.75%. A family claiming four exemptions on $1,000 a week has $38.76 withheld instead of $41.84.
If it is paid separately from your regular pay, your employer may withhold a flat 5.75%. If it comes in the same check, it is added to your wages and run through the formula.
Virginia. DC can’t tax nonresidents, so file Form D-4A with your employer and a VA-4 so Virginia tax is withheld.
Virginia rules for the 2026 tax year, last verified November 12, 2026. Federal sources are on the methodology page.
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