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Protective Service Workers, All Other salary in Virginia

The median protective service workers, all other in Virginia earns $35,230 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,379 a month.

10th percentile
$27,120
25th percentile
$27,120
Median percentile
$35,230
75th percentile
$48,670
90th percentile
$79,250

Based on 4,000 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

$28,550 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,230
Federal income tax−$2,048
Social Security + Medicare−$2,695
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$1,938
Monthly take-home$2,379
Every two weeks$1,098

Does it go far here?

$34,845Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
66%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 protective service workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia