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Physician Assistants salary in Virginia

The median physician assistants in Virginia earns $135,940 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,059 a month.

10th percentile
$98,330
25th percentile
$120,580
Median percentile
$135,940
75th percentile
$162,790
90th percentile
$213,010

Based on 4,340 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

$96,704 take-home a year
Gross pay$135,940
Federal income tax−$21,360
Social Security + Medicare−$10,399
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$7,477
Monthly take-home$8,059
Every two weeks$3,719

Does it go far here?

$134,456Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
20%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 physician assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia