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How Virginia income tax works

Virginia has four brackets running from 2% to 5.75%. A single filer subtracts a standard deduction of $8,750 and a personal exemption of $930, so $9,680 comes off before any rate applies.

On $75,000 that leaves $65,320 of Virginia taxable income, and the tax works out at about $3,498 — an effective state rate of roughly 4.7%.

There is nothing else at state level. No Virginia city or county levies an income tax, and there is no employee-side payroll levy of the kind Massachusetts, New York or Washington deduct. For once, the figures on this page are genuinely complete.

Progressive on paper, flat in practice

Look at where Virginia’s top bracket begins: $17,000.

That is the single most important fact about Virginia income tax, and it is easy to miss when the rates are presented as a four-band progressive schedule. Almost anyone working full time clears $17,000 of taxable income, which means almost everyone pays 5.75% on the majority of what they earn. The lower bands apply to the first $17,000 for everyone equally, so they function as a small fixed discount rather than as genuine progressivity.

The reason is that the thresholds have not moved. They are written into Va. Code § 58.1-320 as fixed dollar amounts with no inflation adjustment, and have stood at $3,000 / $5,000 / $17,000 since 1990. Wages have roughly tripled since then; the brackets have not moved at all.

The practical consequence is that Virginia behaves much more like a flat 5.75% state than its schedule suggests. Someone on $40,000 and someone on $400,000 pay the same marginal rate on almost all of their income. Comparing Virginia against a genuinely graduated state like New York or Maryland on headline top rates alone will mislead you, because in Virginia the top rate is the normal rate.

The standard deduction is where Virginia has actually moved. It rose substantially in recent years to $8,750, and rises again from tax year 2027 — which does more for lower earners than the frozen brackets ever will.

Take-home pay at every salary in Virginia

After federal tax, Virginia state tax and FICA. With no local income tax and no state payroll levy, these figures hold anywhere in Virginia — Richmond, Virginia Beach, Arlington and Norfolk alike.

What lands in your account each payday

On $75,000 a year in Virginia, filing single, split across the pay schedules employers actually use.

If you work in DC or Maryland

Northern Virginia sends an enormous number of commuters across state lines every day, and Virginia handles it better than most states do.

Virginia has reciprocal agreements with the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Kentucky. Wages earned in any of those are taxed only by Virginia. You file a single Virginia return rather than a non-resident return plus a credit claim, which is the arrangement New Jersey commuters into New York have to live with.

That matters financially as well as administratively. A Virginia resident working in DC pays Virginia’s rates on those wages, not the District’s — and DC’s top rates run considerably higher. Maryland is the more interesting comparison: a Virginia resident working in Bethesda avoids not only Maryland’s state rate but its county income tax, which every Maryland county levies at somewhere between 2.25% and 3.2%. There is no Virginia equivalent to escape.

Two limits are worth knowing. Reciprocity covers wages only — business income, rental income and capital gains sourced to the other state are not covered. And it depends on your employer withholding correctly; if a DC or Maryland employer withholds their own state tax by mistake, you have to file there to reclaim it.

Dates that matter for the 2026 tax year

Virginia does not use the federal deadline. Returns (Form 760) are due May 1, 2027 for the 2026 tax year — two weeks later than the federal April 15.

Virginia also grants an automatic six-month extension to file without any request, though tax owed is still due on May 1. Estimated payments, if required, fall on May 1, June 15, September 15 and January 15 — again not the federal quarterly dates.

Questions people ask

What are the Virginia income tax rates for 2026?

Four brackets: 2% on the first $3,000, 3% to $5,000, 5% to $17,000, and 5.75% on everything above $17,000. The thresholds are set in Va. Code § 58.1-320 and are not adjusted for inflation.

What is the Virginia standard deduction for 2026?

$8,750 for a single filer and $17,500 filing jointly. A personal exemption of $930 per person is claimed on top of it. The deduction increases again from tax year 2027.

Does Virginia have a local income tax?

No. No Virginia city or county levies an income tax, so where you live in the state does not change your income tax bill. Localities raise revenue through property tax and a share of the sales tax instead.

I live in Virginia but work in Washington DC or Maryland — who taxes me?

Virginia, in most cases. Virginia has reciprocal agreements with the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Kentucky, so wages earned there are taxed only by Virginia. You file one state return rather than two. The agreement covers wages, not business or rental income.

When is the Virginia tax return due?

May 1, 2027, for the 2026 tax year, not April 15. Virginia sets its own deadline two weeks after the federal one, which catches people out. Virginia also grants an automatic six-month extension to file without a request.

Are Virginia payroll deductions taken from my paycheck?

Not in 2026 — but one is coming. Virginia enacted paid family and medical leave in April 2026 (HB 1207), and the Virginia Employment Commission says payroll contributions begin on April 1, 2028, with benefits from December 2028. The rate is not set yet: the Commissioner announces it by October 1, 2027. Unemployment insurance is employer-funded, so for now the only deductions beyond state income tax are federal.

Is my data sent anywhere?

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