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Computer Programmers salary in Virginia

The median computer programmers in Virginia earns $121,610 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,308 a month.

10th percentile
$67,010
25th percentile
$87,520
Median percentile
$121,610
75th percentile
$160,530
90th percentile
$182,890

Based on 3,070 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

$87,694 take-home a year
Gross pay$121,610
Federal income tax−$17,924
Social Security + Medicare−$9,303
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$6,689
Monthly take-home$7,308
Every two weeks$3,373

Does it go far here?

$120,282Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
22%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 computer programmers salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia