Virginia paycheck calculator

The same calculator, pre-set to Virginia. State figures below are computed from Virginia's own published withholding method — cited at the bottom of this page.

Your pay

Gross pay per check Pay entered as Pay frequency Year-to-date wages before this check (for the Social Security cap)

Federal — your W-4

Filing status (Step 1c) Step 2 box is checked (multiple jobs / spouse works — use the higher withholding schedules) Step 3 — dependents amount ($)

More W-4 detail (Steps 4a–4c)

Step 4(a) — other income, annual ($) Step 4(b) — deductions above the standard amount, annual ($) Step 4(c) — extra withholding per check ($)

Deductions per check

Pre-tax retirement — 401(k)/403(b)/457 ($) Pre-tax premiums & HSA — cafeteria plan ($) Post-tax deductions ($)

State

Work state

State inputs mirror that state's own withholding form.

Your pay stub Annual figures

No signup. Nothing you type is stored or sent anywhere — every figure is computed on this device, from the published withholding methods cited below.

Worked example

Worked example. The Withholding Tables example pattern: $2,649 semi-monthly, 5 exemptions — tax base $50,176 after the $8,750 + $930 x 5.
Federal income tax $227.05 · Social Security $164.24 · Medicare $38.41 · Virginia withholding $109.50 · Take-home $2,109.80 per paycheck (semi-monthly)

How Virginia withholding works

State form: VA-4.

Virginia's formula: from annual gross subtract $8,750 plus $930 per personal/dependent exemption (E1) and $800 per age-65/blindness exemption (E2), apply the bracket schedule to the result, round the annual tax to whole dollars, and divide by pay periods. The flat $8,750 applies to every filer in the withholding formula — the higher married figure you may have seen is a return-side rule.

Current parameters

formula	T = (G x P) - [$8,750 + (E1 x $930) + (E2 x $800)]; W/H = W / P
standard deduction in withholding formula	8,750
standard deduction return context	See the cited publication
personal dependent exemption E1 each	930
age65 or blind exemption E2 each	800
brackets annual taxable income T	4 entries (see the cited publication)
notes	QUIRK: although the publication's preamble describes the standard deduction as $8,750 single / $17,500 married-joint, the withholding FORMULA itself subtracts a flat $8,750 for every filer regardless of filing status - the $17,500 figure is return-side. Increased standard deduction is scheduled to sunset after TY2026 (reverting to $3,000/$6,000). Tables are approximate; formula is exact.

What this page covers — and what it doesn't

State method only; Virginia has no local income taxes.

Source. Virginia Withholding Tables for Wages Paid after July 1, 2025 (formula effective for Taxable Year 2025 and after; in force for 2026) — Virginia Department of Taxation (Virginia Tax) — tax year 2026. Tables checked 2026-11-06. Official source.