What is middle class income in Virginia?

Middle class income in Virginia broadly covers $50,000 to $150,000 for a household, with the state median household income sitting around $87,000 to $90,000 according to Census Bureau estimates. By CostLiving’s lifestyle tiers, a one-person moderate lifestyle in Virginia costs around $3,600 a month ($43,200 a year), so a comfortable single salary lands in the $60,000 to $90,000 pre-tax range. Two-earner households comfortable in the state typically pull in $100,000 to $160,000 combined. Northern Virginia pushes those numbers upward; Charlottesville, Richmond, and Southwest Virginia all sit closer to the state mean. For the Charlottesville-specific picture, see our Charlottesville cost of living page.