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Surgical Assistants salary in Virginia

The median surgical assistants in Virginia earns $78,910 a year, 18% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,000 a month.

10th percentile
$47,760
25th percentile
$51,030
Median percentile
$78,910
75th percentile
$103,860
90th percentile
$127,140

Based on 1,000 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

$60,003 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,910
Federal income tax−$8,530
Social Security + Medicare−$6,037
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$4,340
Monthly take-home$5,000
Every two weeks$2,308

Does it go far here?

$78,048Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
32%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 surgical assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia