Virginia State Income Tax Calculator
Calculate your 2026 Virginia state income tax. See your bracket breakdown, effective rate, and how Virginia compares to neighboring states.
Your Tax Inputs
The annual amount is gross income minus entered pre-tax deductions and modeled federal and state income tax. Monthly and weekly amounts divide it by 12 and 52. These allocations exclude Social Security and Medicare (FICA), local taxes, other payroll taxes, and unmodeled paycheck deductions. They do not estimate paycheck take-home or actual withholding.
Effective State Income Tax Rate vs Neighboring States
About Virginia state taxes (Tax year 2026)
Virginia has four marginal income tax rates from 2% to 5.75%. The 2026 standard deduction is $8,750 for single filers and $17,500 for joint filers. Each eligible filer and qualifying dependent has a basic $930 exemption.
Groceries are taxed at a reduced rate of 1% (state portion). Prescription drugs are exempt.
Virginia charges 5.75% on the portion of taxable income above $17,000. Compare effective rates using the same income and filing assumptions.
Filing in Virginia: returns for tax year 2026 are administered by the Virginia Department of Taxation and are generally filed in 2027 by the federal April deadline unless Virginia declares a state-specific extension. Tax type on this return: Progressive. Top marginal rate: 5.75%. State sales-tax rate: 5.3%. For the most current contact info, see the Federation of Tax Administrators directory.
Virginia — What is Virginia's income tax rate? Virginia has marginal rates of 2%, 3%, 5%, and 5.75%. For most full-year residents, no tax is due below $11,950 of Virginia adjusted gross income for single filers or $23,900 for joint filers. A specified age deduction can affect this test.
Virginia — Does Virginia tax groceries? Virginia taxes groceries at a reduced state rate of 1% (compared to 4.3% on other goods). Some localities add a small additional tax on food.
Virginia — Does Virginia have local income taxes? No, Virginia does not have local income taxes. However, some northern Virginia localities have higher property taxes to fund local services.
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How this page is reviewed
See methodology, assumptions & sources
| Risk tier | High YMYL |
|---|---|
| Author | Calculover Editorial Team Tax education |
| Editorial owner | Calculover Tax & Payroll Desk State-tax methodology owner |
| Reviewer | Calculover Editorial Review Government-source and limitation review |
| Last reviewed | 2026-11-06 |
| Last verified | 2026-11-06 |
| Data effective date | 2026-01-01 |
| Jurisdiction | Virginia |
Methodology
These pages estimate annual state income tax for the selected 2026 jurisdiction and filing status. The route's coverage panel identifies the supported income basis, deductions, credits and exclusions.
Assumptions
- Enter the income basis and eligible pre-tax deductions requested by the calculator; gross wages, federal AGI and state AGI are not interchangeable.
- Some methods require confirmed state facts or explicit projection assumptions. An unavailable component is not zero tax.
Limitations
- The estimate excludes unmodeled income, adjustments, local taxes and special filing situations. Utah's indexed-credit assumptions remain provisional while final 2026 instructions are pending.
- Annual liability differs from withholding and paycheck take-home. Confirm the current official forms and source versions for a complete return.
Sources
- State Tax Rates, Federation of Tax Administrators
- State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, Tax Foundation
- State Government Resources, Internal Revenue Service
Professional guidance: This page is for state-tax education only and is not tax, legal, financial, or investment advice. State tax decisions and multi-state filing should be reviewed with a CPA or enrolled agent licensed in the relevant states.