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Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators salary in Virginia Beach, VA

The median fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC earns $35,000 a year, 37% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,365 a month.

10th percentile
$28,820
25th percentile
$28,820
Median percentile
$35,000
75th percentile
$48,740
90th percentile
$85,080

Based on 80 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

$28,378 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,000
Federal income tax−$2,020
Social Security + Medicare−$2,678
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$1,925
Monthly take-home$2,365
Every two weeks$1,091

Does it go far here?

$35,736Median pay in Virginia Beach, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.9 vs 100).
63%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 fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia