Virginia Paycheck Calculator 2026

Use this paycheck calculator for Virginia to estimate your 2026 take-home pay from salary or hourly wages. This calculator runs the Virginia Tax withholding formula with the $8,750 standard deduction and your Form VA-4 exemptions, and handles federal W-4 withholding, Social Security, Medicare and pre-tax deductions. Virginia tax shows up as state withholding (SIT) on your pay stub.

Written by Rachel Brooks, Tax Forms and W-2 Content Specialist. Updated September 24, 2026. Every example is checked by hand against the Virginia Tax formula.

Calculate Take-Home Pay Virginia Payroll Guide

Gross pay$2,307.69

Pay frequencyBiweekly

Taxes & deductionsCurrent

Federal income tax$193.08

Social Security + Medicare$176.54

Virginia income tax$101.38

Estimated net pay$1,836.69

Example: $60,000 salary, paid biweekly, federal Single, one VA-4 personal exemption, no voluntary deductions. Use the calculator below for your own numbers.

2% to 5.75% Virginia taxVirginia Tax formula, $8,750 deduction and VA-4 exemptions

Federal W-4 + FICA2026 Publication 15-T, $184,500 wage base

Salary or hourlyWeekly, biweekly, semimonthly and monthly pay

Virginia Paycheck Calculator for Salary, Hourly & Net Pay

Pay details

Pay type

Salary Hourly

Annual salary

Pay frequency

Federal Form W-4

Filing status

Step 3: Credits (annual dependent and other credits)

Step 4(a): Other annual income

Step 4(b): Deductions

Step 4(c): Extra withholding (per paycheck)

Step 2(c) Multiple jobs or spouse also works Exempt from federal income-tax withholding, when qualified

Need the form itself? Use our Form W-4 generator.

Virginia Form VA-4

Personal exemptions (VA-4 Line 1(a))

Age and blindness exemptions (VA-4 Line 1(b))

Additional Virginia withholding (per paycheck)

VA-4B withholding reduction (per paycheck, when authorized)

Exempt from Virginia withholding, when qualified Military spouse Virginia withholding exemption, when qualified

Enter the exemptions from your Form VA-4: one for yourself, your spouse and each dependent, plus one for each person 65 or older or blind. With no VA-4 on file, employers withhold with zero exemptions. VA-4B applies when you pay tax to another state on the same wages.

Deductions

Traditional retirement (per paycheck, cuts federal income tax)

Section 125 / HSA (per paycheck, can cut FICA too)

Other post-tax deductions (per paycheck)

Advanced payroll fields

YTD Social Security wages (stops SS at the $184,500 base)

YTD Medicare wages (for Additional Medicare)

79.6% Take home

Your paycheck

Take-home pay $1,836.69

Taxes $471.00

Other deductions $0.00

Where your money goesCurrent pay

Gross pay$2,307.69

Federal income tax−$193.08

Social Security−$143.08

Medicare−$33.46

Additional Medicare$0.00

Virginia income tax−$101.38

Traditional retirement$0.00

Section 125 / HSA$0.00

What You Should Know About Virginia Paychecks

Virginia taxes wages at rates from 2% to 5.75%, but the brackets are narrow: the 5.75% rate starts at just $17,000 of taxable income. That makes Virginia close to a flat tax for most full-time workers, and the main things that lower it are the $8,750 standard deduction and the exemptions on your Form VA-4.

Your employer annualizes your pay, subtracts $8,750 plus $930 for each personal exemption and $800 for each age or blindness exemption, applies the rates and rounds to the whole dollar. On a $60,000 salary with one exemption, that's $101.38 per biweekly paycheck, about 4.4% of gross pay.

Virginia has no local income tax and no employee payroll tax beyond income tax, so there's no state disability or paid leave deduction. The minimum wage is $12.77 an hour for 2026 and is set to reach $15.00 in 2028. The higher standard deduction is scheduled to end after 2026.

5.75% Top rate, from $17,000

Rates start at 2%, but most full-time pay falls in the top bracket.

$8,750 Withholding standard deduction

Plus $930 per VA-4 personal exemption; scheduled to end after 2026.

$12.77 2026 minimum wage

$13.75 in 2027 and $15.00 in 2028 under a law signed in April 2026.

Virginia Paycheck Taxes and Deductions at a Glance

Here's everything that can come out of a Virginia paycheck in 2026, what sets the amount and which payroll taxes the employer pays instead. For more on the federal lines, see our FICA tax guide.

Major Virginia employee paycheck items in 2026
Paycheck item	2026 treatment	Employee deduction?
Federal income tax	Based on wages, pay frequency and Form W-4, using IRS Publication 15-T	Yes
Social Security	6.2% up to the 2026 wage base of $184,500	Yes
Medicare	1.45% of all wages, plus 0.9% Additional Medicare above $200,000	Yes
Virginia income tax	2% to 5.75% after the $8,750 standard deduction and VA-4 exemptions	Yes
State disability or paid leave	None; Virginia has no employee SDI or paid leave payroll tax	No
Local income tax	None; no Virginia city or county taxes wages	No
Unemployment insurance	Employer-paid on the first $8,000 of wages; can't be deducted from pay	No

Virginia State Income Tax Withholding Rates for 2026

These are the rates in the Virginia Tax withholding formula for wages paid after July 1, 2025, which still applies in 2026. They apply to annual taxable income: yearly wages minus $8,750, $930 for each personal or dependent exemption and $800 for each age 65 or blindness exemption.

Virginia 2026 withholding rates on annual taxable income
Annual taxable income	Annual Virginia tax
$0 to $3,000	2% of taxable income
$3,000 to $5,000	$60 plus 3% of the amount over $3,000
$5,000 to $17,000	$120 plus 5% of the amount over $5,000
Over $17,000	$720 plus 5.75% of the amount over $17,000

Two details that change the result: Virginia Tax rounds the annual tax to the nearest whole dollar before dividing by the number of pay periods. The standard deduction for withholding is the same $8,750 for every employee, whatever their filing status, so married couples get their extra benefit through VA-4 exemptions rather than a bigger deduction.

Form VA-4: How Exemptions Change Virginia Withholding

Virginia doesn't use your federal W-4. Employees give their employer a Form VA-4, and each exemption lowers taxable income. Here's what the choices do to a $60,000 biweekly paycheck.

Effect of VA-4 choices on Virginia withholding, $60,000 salary, biweekly (2026)
VA-4 choice	Virginia tax per paycheck	Take-home pay
No VA-4 on file (0 exemptions)	$103.42	$1,834.65
1 personal exemption	$101.38	$1,836.69
1 personal plus 1 age 65 or blind	$99.62	$1,838.45
2 exemptions	$99.31	$1,838.76
4 exemptions	$95.19	$1,842.88
1 exemption plus $10 additional withholding	$111.38	$1,826.69

Why exemptions matter less than you'd think: Each $930 personal exemption saves about $53 a year at the 5.75% rate, roughly $2 per biweekly paycheck. The bigger levers are pre-tax deductions, such as a 401(k), and reciprocity or VA-4B if you work across state lines.

What Virginia Tax Really Costs by Salary

Because the 5.75% rate starts so low, Virginia withholding climbs toward about 5% of pay at higher salaries. These figures come from the Virginia Tax formula for a single filer with one VA-4 exemption and biweekly pay, and they match the calculator above.

Virginia withholding by salary, one VA-4 exemption (2026)
Salary	Virginia tax per paycheck	Virginia tax per year	Share of gross pay
$30,000	$35.04	$911	3.04%
$40,000	$57.15	$1,486	3.71%
$50,000	$79.27	$2,061	4.12%
$60,000	$101.38	$2,636	4.39%
$75,000	$134.54	$3,498	4.66%
$100,000	$189.85	$4,936	4.94%
$120,000	$234.08	$6,086	5.07%
$150,000	$300.42	$7,811	5.21%

Virginia Salary Calculator: Take-Home Pay Examples for 2026

Use these Virginia salary tax calculator examples to compare take-home pay at common annual incomes. Biweekly pay with no pre-tax deductions. Single filers use federal Single with one VA-4 exemption. Married filers use federal Married Filing Jointly with two VA-4 exemptions and one income. To convert pay first, use our salary to hourly calculator, or model a raise with the pay raise calculator.

Virginia take-home pay by annual salary (biweekly, 2026)
Annual salary	Single annual net	Single avg. monthly net	Married annual net	Married avg. monthly net
$30,000	$25,374	$2,114	$26,848	$2,237
$40,000	$32,834	$2,736	$34,728	$2,894
$50,000	$40,294	$3,358	$42,388	$3,532
$60,000	$47,754	$3,979	$49,988	$4,166
$75,000	$58,094	$4,841	$61,177	$5,098
$100,000	$74,244	$6,187	$79,828	$6,652
$120,000	$87,164	$7,264	$94,748	$7,896
$150,000	$105,980	$8,832	$115,428	$9,619

How to Calculate Your Virginia Paycheck

A Virginia paycheck goes from gross pay to take-home pay in four steps. The Virginia step follows the Virginia Tax withholding formula, which this calculator runs for you.

Calculate gross pay

Divide salary by pay periods, or multiply the hourly rate by regular hours and add overtime at 1.5 times the rate after 40 hours in a week.

Apply pre-tax deductions

Traditional 401(k) deductions and qualifying Section 125 benefits lower federal and Virginia taxable wages.

Calculate federal tax and FICA

Use Form W-4 for federal income tax withholding, then take 6.2% for Social Security up to $184,500 and 1.45% for Medicare.

Run the Virginia formula

Annualize wages, subtract $8,750 plus your VA-4 exemptions, apply 2% to 5.75%, round to the dollar and divide by pay periods. Add any extra withholding, then subtract post-tax deductions.

Virginia Withholding Worked Example: $60,000 Salary, Biweekly

Here's the Virginia Tax formula run by hand for the paycheck at the top of this page: a $60,000 salary, one VA-4 personal exemption, biweekly pay and no pre-tax deductions. You can reproduce every line with the calculator above.

Step-by-step 2026 Virginia withholding on a $60,000 biweekly salary
Step	Calculation	Result
1. Annualize wages	$2,307.69 times 26	$59,999.94
2. Subtract deductions and exemptions	$8,750 plus 1 times $930	$9,680
3. Annual taxable income	$59,999.94 minus $9,680	$50,319.94
4. Apply the rate schedule	$720 plus 5.75% of the amount over $17,000	$2,635.90
5. Round to the whole dollar	Virginia Tax rounds the annual amount	$2,636 per year
6. Convert to the pay period	$2,636 divided by 26	$101.38 per paycheck

What it means for take-home pay: Gross pay of $2,307.69 minus $193.08 federal income tax, $143.08 Social Security, $33.46 Medicare and $101.38 Virginia income tax leaves $1,836.69. With no VA-4 on file, Virginia withholding would be $103.42.

Virginia Minimum Wage and Overtime in 2026

Virginia's minimum wage is $12.77 an hour for 2026, and a law signed in April 2026 schedules two more raises. Use the Virginia paycheck calculator hourly inputs for regular and overtime wages. Here's what the wage means for a paycheck, with take-home pay for a single filer with one VA-4 exemption.

Virginia minimum wage and pay rules
Rule	Amount or requirement	What it means for a paycheck
2026 minimum wage	$12.77 an hour	$510.80 weekly gross at 40 hours; about $437.87 take-home
January 1, 2027	$13.75 an hour	About 7.7% more gross pay for a 40-hour week
January 1, 2028	$15.00 an hour	$600 weekly gross at 40 hours
Tipped employees	$2.13 cash wage, with tips bringing pay to the full minimum	Tips are taxable wages and are withheld on
Overtime	1.5 times the regular rate after 40 hours a week	No daily overtime; enter overtime hours in hourly mode

Overtime example: $20 an hour for 80 regular and 10 overtime hours is $1,900 gross. Virginia withholding is $77.92 with one exemption and take-home pay is $1,532.58. To total a week of punches first, use our time card calculator with overtime.

For more on how deductions change taxable wages, see our pre-tax vs. post-tax deductions guide.

Virginia Paycheck Tax Calculator: How Virginia Withholding Works

A Virginia paycheck calculator has one state tax to get right, and it's simpler than most. Virginia annualizes your wages, subtracts an $8,750 standard deduction and your VA-4 exemptions, applies rates from 2% to 5.75% and rounds to the dollar. There's no state disability, paid leave or local income tax deduction. On your pay stub it usually shows up as SIT or state withholding; our pay stub abbreviations list explains the other codes.

The $8,750 Standard Deduction Is Temporary

Virginia Tax's withholding tables for wages paid after July 1, 2025 use a standard deduction of $8,750, and they note that the increase is scheduled to end after the 2026 tax year. If lawmakers don't extend it, the deduction drops in 2027 and Virginia withholding on the same salary will rise. We'll update this page when Virginia Tax publishes 2027 tables.

Reciprocity for Maryland, D.C. and Other Commuters

Virginia has reciprocal agreements with five neighbors. Residents of Kentucky and the District of Columbia who commute daily to work in Virginia are exempt from Virginia withholding. Residents of Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia are exempt if their only Virginia income is wages and they live in Virginia fewer than 183 days a year. They claim it on Form VA-4 and pay tax to their home state instead.

Virginia Residents Working in Other States

If you live in Virginia but work in a state without a reciprocal agreement, such as North Carolina, that state withholds its own tax. Form VA-4B lets your employer reduce Virginia withholding by the credit for that tax, so the same wages aren't fully withheld twice. The calculator's VA-4B field handles this.

Bonuses and Supplemental Wages

When a bonus or other supplemental pay is paid separately from regular wages, employers can withhold Virginia tax at a flat 5.75% with no exemptions. A $5,000 bonus would have $287.50 withheld for Virginia, on top of federal withholding (usually a flat 22%) and FICA. See why bonuses are taxed so high.

Federal Withholding for Virginia Paychecks

Federal withholding uses your Form W-4 and the 2026 IRS Publication 15-T tables. The calculator supports filing status, Step 2(c), Step 3 credits and Step 4(a), 4(b) and 4(c). If you claim the new overtime or tips deductions, our W-4 Step 4(b) worksheet guide shows how to enter them, and our 2026 federal tax withholding guide covers the rest.

Military Spouses

Spouses of service members stationed in Virginia whose legal residence is another state can claim exemption from Virginia withholding on Form VA-4. The calculator's military spouse checkbox removes Virginia tax from the estimate.

No Local Income Tax

No Virginia city or county taxes wages. Fairfax, Arlington, Richmond, Virginia Beach and every other locality add nothing to your paycheck deductions.

Employer Payroll Costs in Virginia

Employers pay state unemployment insurance on the first $8,000 of each employee's wages, and the Virginia Employment Commission doesn't allow any of it to be deducted from pay. Employers also pay their share of Social Security and Medicare and federal unemployment tax. At year-end, our W-2 form generator can use the same wage and withholding totals.

Why Your Actual Virginia Paycheck May Differ

This calculator is a close estimate, not your employer's payroll run. Your VA-4 on file, table-method rounding, benefit elections, year-to-date wages and a 27th biweekly payday in some years can all move the result a little. Three-paycheck months change monthly cash flow but not the tax on each check. For a full checklist, see why your paycheck is lower than expected.

Official 2026 Virginia Payroll Sources

Payroll facts on this page are checked against the Virginia Tax withholding tables for wages paid after July 1, 2025, the Virginia Tax employer withholding guide, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry, the Virginia Employment Commission and IRS Publication 15-T for 2026. Reviewed September 24, 2026.

Virginia Paycheck Calculator by Pay Frequency

This page also works as a weekly, biweekly, semimonthly or monthly Virginia payroll calculator. The annual salary stays the same, but gross pay and withholding on each check change with the number of pay periods. See our pay period guide for how the schedules differ.

52Weekly$918.35 net

26Biweekly$1,836.69 net

24Semimonthly$1,989.75 net

12Monthly$3,979.50 net

1Annual$47,754 net

Figures use a $60,000 salary, federal Single, one VA-4 exemption and no voluntary deductions. Virginia tax is $50.69 weekly, $101.38 biweekly, $109.83 semimonthly and $219.67 monthly. Small annual differences come from rounding each paycheck.

How We Test This Virginia Paycheck Calculator

Every scenario below was worked out by hand on September 24, 2026: federal withholding with the 2026 Publication 15-T percentage method and Virginia withholding with the Virginia Tax formula, including its whole-dollar rounding. The formula reproduces Virginia Tax's own published example ($109.50 per semimonthly paycheck) and the calculator's zero-exemption result of $1,834.65 to the cent. Scenarios are biweekly unless noted.

Virginia paycheck test cases, checked September 24, 2026 (per paycheck)
Scenario	Gross pay	Federal income tax	Virginia tax (hand-checked)	Take-home pay
$30,000, Single, 1 exemption	$1,153.85	$54.62	$35.04	$975.92
$60,000, Single, 0 exemptions (no VA-4)	$2,307.69	$193.08	$103.42	$1,834.65
$60,000, Single, 1 exemption	$2,307.69	$193.08	$101.38	$1,836.69
$60,000, 1 exemption plus 1 age or blind	$2,307.69	$193.08	$99.62	$1,838.45
$60,000, 1 exemption plus $10 extra	$2,307.69	$193.08	$111.38	$1,826.69
$60,000, 1 exemption, $150 401(k)	$2,307.69	$175.08	$92.77	$1,713.30
$60,000, Married Filing Jointly, 2 exemptions	$2,307.69	$109.23	$99.31	$1,922.61
$45,000, Head of Household, 3 exemptions	$1,730.77	$82.62	$64.08	$1,451.66
$100,000, Single, 1 exemption	$3,846.15	$506.54	$189.85	$2,855.53
$150,000, Single, 1 exemption	$5,769.23	$951.31	$300.42	$4,076.16
$20 an hour, 80 hours plus 10 overtime	$1,900.00	$144.15	$77.92	$1,532.58
$12.77 an hour, 40 hours, weekly	$510.80	$20.12	$13.73	$437.87

Update log: September 24, 2026: rewrote this page. We fixed the sample paycheck, which showed a net figure that didn't match the calculator and no Virginia tax, and the pay frequency amounts that displayed without dollar signs. We switched the examples to one VA-4 exemption, added the 2027 and 2028 minimum wage increases, the standard deduction sunset, reciprocity, VA-4B, bonus withholding, a worked example and the test cases above. We re-check this page whenever Virginia Tax or the IRS publishes new tables, and at least once a year each January.

2026 Tax Data This Calculator Uses

Here's every rate and limit behind the numbers on this page and where it comes from, so you can check them yourself.

Tax rates and limits used by the Virginia paycheck calculator
Item	2026 value used	Source
Federal income tax withholding	Percentage method tables for 2026 Forms W-4	IRS Publication 15-T (2026)
Social Security	6.2% up to $184,500 in wages	Social Security Administration
Medicare	1.45% of all wages, plus 0.9% above $200,000	IRS Publication 15 (2026)
Virginia withholding formula	$8,750 standard deduction; $930 per exemption; $800 per age or blindness exemption; 2% to 5.75%; rounded to the dollar	Virginia Tax withholding tables
No VA-4, bonuses and reciprocity	0 exemptions if no VA-4; 5.75% flat on separate supplemental pay; reciprocity with KY, DC, MD, PA and WV	Virginia Tax employer guide
Minimum wage	$12.77 in 2026; $13.75 in 2027; $15.00 in 2028	Virginia DOLI and Office of the Governor
Unemployment insurance	Employer-paid on the first $8,000 of wages	Virginia Employment Commission

Spotted something that looks wrong? Tell us through the editorial contact form with the inputs you used, and we'll re-check the calculation. This page is written by Rachel Brooks and follows the research and review process on our editorial team page. ePayStubs isn't affiliated with the IRS, Virginia Tax or the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Virginia Paycheck Calculator FAQ

Does Virginia have a state income tax on wages?

Yes. Virginia taxes wages at rates from 2% to 5.75%. The top 5.75% rate starts at just $17,000 of taxable income, so most full-time workers pay it on part of their pay. Employers withhold using the Virginia Tax formula and your Form VA-4.

How much tax is taken out of a Virginia paycheck?

On a $60,000 salary paid biweekly, single with one VA-4 exemption, $471.00 comes out of each $2,307.69 paycheck: $193.08 federal income tax, $143.08 Social Security, $33.46 Medicare and $101.38 Virginia income tax. That leaves $1,836.69, or about 79.6% of gross pay.

How many exemptions should I claim on Form VA-4?

Claim one for yourself, one for your spouse if your spouse doesn't claim it on their own VA-4, and one for each dependent. Add one more for yourself and your spouse if either is 65 or older or blind. Each personal exemption lowers taxable income by $930 a year, and each age or blindness exemption by $800.

What happens if I don't file a VA-4?

Your employer must withhold as if you claimed no exemptions. On a $60,000 biweekly salary that's $103.42 per paycheck instead of $101.38 with one exemption, a difference of about $53 a year.

What is Virginia's minimum wage in 2026?

Virginia's minimum wage is $12.77 an hour for 2026. Under a law signed in April 2026, it rises to $13.75 on January 1, 2027 and $15.00 on January 1, 2028. Tipped employees can be paid a cash wage of $2.13 as long as tips bring them to the full minimum.

How are bonuses taxed in Virginia?

If a bonus is paid separately from regular wages, employers can withhold Virginia tax at a flat 5.75% with no exemptions. A $5,000 bonus would have $287.50 withheld for Virginia, plus federal withholding and FICA.

Does any Virginia city or county have a local income tax?

No. No Virginia city or county taxes wages, so there's no local income tax line on a Virginia pay stub.

I live in Maryland, D.C. or another nearby state and work in Virginia. Do I pay Virginia tax?

Often not. Virginia has reciprocity with Kentucky and the District of Columbia for residents who commute daily, and with Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia for residents whose only Virginia income is wages and who live in Virginia fewer than 183 days a year. Qualifying workers claim the exemption on Form VA-4.

What is Form VA-4B?

Form VA-4B lets a Virginia resident who pays income tax to another state on the same wages reduce Virginia withholding by the credit for that tax, so the same pay isn't fully withheld twice.

Is the $8,750 Virginia standard deduction permanent?

No. Virginia Tax's withholding tables say the increased $8,750 standard deduction is scheduled to end after the 2026 tax year unless lawmakers extend it, so Virginia withholding could rise in 2027.

Do employees pay Virginia unemployment tax?

No. Employers pay unemployment tax on the first $8,000 of each employee's wages, and the Virginia Employment Commission says none of it may be deducted from employee pay.

Are 401(k) contributions pre-tax in Virginia?

Yes. Traditional 401(k) contributions lower both federal and Virginia taxable wages. A $150 contribution per biweekly paycheck on a $60,000 salary cuts Virginia withholding from $101.38 to $92.77.

Virginia Payroll Resources

Virginia Paystub Generator

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Form W-4 Generator

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W-2 Form Generator

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Written by: Rachel Brooks, Tax Forms and W-2 Content Specialist. Last updated: September 24, 2026. Checked against the Virginia Tax withholding tables and employer guide, Virginia DOLI, the Virginia Employment Commission and IRS Publication 15-T (2026).

Disclaimer: Estimates are for educational use and aren't tax or legal advice. Actual payroll withholding depends on the employee's Form W-4, Form VA-4, year-to-date wages, benefits, deductions and employer payroll system. For more Virginia payroll details, see our Virginia Payroll Guide.

Official sources: Virginia Tax withholding tables · Virginia Tax employer guide · Virginia DOLI · IRS Publication 15-T (2026). Reviewed September 24, 2026.