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Virginia Paycheck Calculator FAQ
What are Virginia's income tax brackets for 2026?
Virginia uses 4 marginal brackets ranging from 2% to 5.75%. Standard deduction: $8,750 for single filers.
How much is take-home pay on $65,000 in Virginia?
On a $65,000 gross salary, a single filer in Virginia takes home roughly $51,484.1/year (about $4,290.34/month) after federal tax, FICA, and state tax.
What deductions does Virginia apply before taxing my income?
Virginia applies a $8,750 standard deduction, plus a $930 personal exemption, before its marginal bracket schedule. See the "How Virginia Paycheck Tax Is Calculated" section above for the exact formula.
Does this estimate change if I'm married or have dependents?
This calculator uses single-filer figures only (v1 scope). Married filing jointly typically uses different federal and Virginia state brackets and a larger standard deduction — your actual take-home pay will differ. Dependents can also reduce federal withholding via the W-4. Check Virginia Department of Taxation's married-filing-jointly tables for a precise figure.
Methodology & Source
Virginia state tax figures sourced from Virginia Department of Taxation (https://www.tax.virginia.gov/), citing Va. Code § 58.1-320. Federal brackets, standard deductions (single/MFJ/HoH), and FICA constants sourced from the IRS (Revenue Procedure 2025-32; married-filing-jointly Additional Medicare threshold of $250,000 is a separate, unindexed statutory figure). Virginia's married-filing-jointly and head-of-household figures are not yet independently verified and currently fall back to single-filer brackets — see the caveat in the formula section above.
Self-employment tax uses the statutory 15.3% rate (12.4% Social Security + 2.9% Medicare) on 92.35% of net self-employment income, with half of the SE tax deducted from federal taxable income above-the-line — per IRS Schedule SE (Form 1040) instructions, IRC §1401 and §164(f), 2026 edition. The 20% Qualified Business Income deduction (IRC §199A) is not modeled — it phases out by income and business type and is too state/entity-dependent to compute generically. This assumes the self-employment income is your only earnings for the year; if you also have W-2 wages, the Social Security wage-base cap and Additional Medicare threshold are actually based on your combined earnings, so this will overstate SE tax if you have significant wage income too.
This is an estimate based on standard single-filer federal, FICA, and VA state calculations. Actual withholding may differ based on your W-4 elections, pre-tax deductions, and other factors.
Guideline version: 2026-VA-v1 · Effective: 2026-01-01 · Last verified: 2026-07-26