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Public Safety Telecommunicators salary in Virginia

The median public safety telecommunicators in Virginia earns $50,490 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,331 a month.

10th percentile
$37,840
25th percentile
$44,220
Median percentile
$50,490
75th percentile
$60,690
90th percentile
$73,770

Based on 3,050 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

$39,972 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,490
Federal income tax−$3,879
Social Security + Medicare−$3,862
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,777
Monthly take-home$3,331
Every two weeks$1,537

Does it go far here?

$49,939Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
47%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 public safety telecommunicators salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia