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Virginia minimum wage 2026

Official

The Virginia rate, the next increase and a full-time paycheck after tax.

From Virginia Department of Taxation and IRS 
Minimum wage
$12.77
an hour
Next rate
$13.75
January 1, 2027
Full time, after tax
$22,769
a year
Rank
#23 of 51
by minimum wage, 1 is the highest

What is the minimum wage in Virginia in 2026?

The Virginia minimum wage is $12.77 an hour in 2026, above the $7.25 federal minimum. Next door, Maryland and Washington, DC pay more and North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia and Kentucky pay less.

Will the Virginia minimum wage go up in 2027?

Yes. It rises to $13.75 an hour on January 1, 2027 (announced), $0.98 more than today.

  1. $12.77 an hour

  2. Today, November 1, 2026

  3. Projected

    $13.75 an hour

  4. Projected

    $15.00 an hour

How much is minimum wage a year in Virginia?

Full time, a Virginia minimum wage job pays $26,562 a year before tax.

A year
$26,562
A month
$2,213.47
Every two weeks
$1,021.60
A week
$510.80
How this is calculated
  1. The hourly rate times 40 hours a week times 52 weeks.

How much is a minimum wage paycheck after taxes in Virginia?

After taxes, full-time minimum wage work in Virginia takes home $22,769 a year. Each paycheck every two weeks comes to $875.75. It takes 91.4 hours of work to take home $1,000. Run your own hours through the Virginia hourly paycheck calculator.

Take-home per year
$22,769
Every two weeks
$875.75
Per hour after tax
$10.95
In national prices
$22,521
How this is calculated
  1. Full-time pay of $26,562 through federal, Social Security, Medicare and Virginia taxes for 2026.
  2. The reference worker is a single filer with one job, paid every two weeks, with a standard Form W-4 and no pre-tax deductions, under 65.

Is $20 an hour good pay in Virginia?

It is below the middle: $20 an hour is more than 31% of Virginia workers earn, but less than half of them. The Virginia median wage is $26.78 an hour.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$20.00

Wage statistics cover employees in all jobs, full and part time, not the self-employed.

What is the tipped minimum wage in Virginia?

Tipped workers in Virginia can be paid $2.13 an hour if tips bring them to at least $12.77.

The employer must make up the difference in any week tips fall short.

How has the Virginia minimum wage changed?

The Virginia minimum wage rose from $7.25 an hour in 2016 to $12.77 today. It was $2 in 1976.

$0$5$10$15$12.00
Virginia minimum wage on January 1 of selected years (DOL), with the current rate.

How does the Virginia minimum wage compare with other states?

Virginia ranks #23 of 51; the highest is Washington, DC at $18.40 an hour. The closest rate is the Nevada minimum wage, followed by New Mexico and South Dakota. The state minimum wages page lists all of them.

How many Virginia hourly workers earn $7.25 or less?

1.8% of hourly workers in Virginia earned the federal minimum of $7.25 or less in 2024.

At or below $7.25
1.8%
of hourly workers, 2024
Hourly-paid workers
1,866K
At or below the federal rate
33K

Virginia requires more than $7.25, so these are mostly tipped and exempt jobs.

Questions people ask

How much is minimum wage per week in Virginia?

Full time, a Virginia minimum wage job takes home $437.87 a week after taxes.

Is the Virginia minimum wage worth more in local prices?

No. After taxes and Virginia prices, a full-time minimum wage job is worth $22,521 a year at average US prices, less than its $22,769 take-home.