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Economics Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Virginia

The median economics teachers, postsecondary in Virginia earns $128,790 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,684 a month.

10th percentile
$57,540
25th percentile
$83,740
Median percentile
$128,790
75th percentile
$174,530
90th percentile
$229,470

Based on 460 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

$92,211 take-home a year
Gross pay$128,790
Federal income tax−$19,644
Social Security + Medicare−$9,852
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$7,083
Monthly take-home$7,684
Every two weeks$3,547

Does it go far here?

$127,384Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
21%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 economics teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia