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What sets Virginia apart in 2026

Virginia's rate schedule looks graduated, but it tops out early. Rates run 2% up to $3,000 of taxable income, 3% to $5,000, 5% to $17,000 and 5.75% on everything above, with the thresholds fixed in statute rather than adjusted each year. Single and joint filers share the same schedule. The result is that a full-time salary is taxed at 5.75% on its next dollar, at $50,000 and at $150,000 alike.

The deduction applied here combines the 2026 standard deduction of $8,750 ($17,500 joint) with a $930 personal exemption per person. On $80,000 single that leaves $3,785.90 of state tax, matching the official annualized withholding formula. At $50,000 the state takes $2,061, or 4.12% of gross; at $150,000 it takes $7,811, or 5.21%. That places Virginia between 24th and 26th of 29 states across that range.

Virginia law bars counties, cities and towns from taxing income or payroll, so the state tax is the whole of it in Richmond or Virginia Beach. A paid family and medical leave law signed in May 2026 will start payroll contributions in 2028; nothing is withheld for it this year.