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Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salary in Virginia

The median food preparation and serving related workers, all other in Virginia earns $35,870 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,419 a month.

10th percentile
$27,780
25th percentile
$31,640
Median percentile
$35,870
75th percentile
$38,830
90th percentile
$45,760

Based on 1,390 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

$29,029 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,870
Federal income tax−$2,124
Social Security + Medicare−$2,744
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$1,973
Monthly take-home$2,419
Every two weeks$1,116

Does it go far here?

$35,478Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
65%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 food preparation and serving related workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia