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Biochemists and Biophysicists salary in Virginia

The median biochemists and biophysicists in Virginia earns $105,780 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,452 a month.

10th percentile
$74,640
25th percentile
$104,990
Median percentile
$105,780
75th percentile
$131,300
90th percentile
$221,880

Based on 70 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

$77,428 take-home a year
Gross pay$105,780
Federal income tax−$14,442
Social Security + Medicare−$8,092
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$5,818
Monthly take-home$6,452
Every two weeks$2,978

Does it go far here?

$104,625Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
24%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 biochemists and biophysicists salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia