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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Virginia

The median art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Virginia earns $74,870 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,782 a month.

10th percentile
$43,520
25th percentile
$52,900
Median percentile
$74,870
75th percentile
$96,300
90th percentile
$124,260

Based on 2,840 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$57,383 take-home a year
Gross pay$74,870
Federal income tax−$7,641
Social Security + Medicare−$5,728
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$4,118
Monthly take-home$4,782
Every two weeks$2,207

Does it go far here?

$74,052Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$461,450
Chief Executives$310,740
Physicians, All Other$278,530
Nurse Anesthetists$252,110
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$222,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,490
Dentists, General$197,110

All art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia