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File Clerks salary in Virginia Beach, VA

The median file clerks in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC earns $41,050 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,742 a month.

10th percentile
$31,750
25th percentile
$36,410
Median percentile
$41,050
75th percentile
$48,960
90th percentile
$51,910

Based on 330 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

$32,906 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,050
Federal income tax−$2,746
Social Security + Medicare−$3,140
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,258
Monthly take-home$2,742
Every two weeks$1,266

Does it go far here?

$41,913Median pay in Virginia Beach, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.9 vs 100).
54%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,478 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia Beach, VA

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$297,350
Physicians, All Other$266,280
Family Medicine Physicians$213,690
Dentists, General$177,400
Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,560
Financial Managers$163,940
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,340
Sales Managers$158,750

All file clerks salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia