Editing Virginia (section)

===Government agencies===
[[File:The Pentagon, cropped square.png|thumb|The [[United States Department of Defense|U.S. Department of Defense]] is headquartered in [[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlington County]] at [[the Pentagon]].|alt=Aerial view of the huge five-sided building and its multiple rings. Parking lots and highways stretch away from it.]]

Government agencies directly employ around 714,100 Virginians {{as of|2022|lc=on}}, almost 17% of all employees in the state.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Virginia Economy at a Glance|url=https://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.va.htm|website= U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |date= February 6, 2023|access-date=February 7, 2023}}</ref> Approximately 12% of all [[Government procurement in the United States|U.S. federal procurement]] money is spent in Virginia, the second-highest amount after [[California]].<ref name=fedspend>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxbusiness.com/government/2012/08/03/states-that-get-most-federal-money/|title=States That Get The Most Federal Money|publisher=[[Fox Business Network]]|first1=Michael B.|last1=Sauter|first2=Lisa|last2=Uible|first3=Lisa|last3=Nelson|first4=Alexander E. M.|last4=Hess|date=August 3, 2012|access-date=May 1, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201194124/http://www.foxbusiness.com/government/2012/08/03/states-that-get-most-federal-money/|archive-date=February 1, 2014}}</ref><ref name=weighdefense>{{cite news|title=Virginia weighs its dependence on defense spending|first=Nicole Anderson|last=Ellis|date=September 1, 2008|work=Virginia Business|url=http://www.virginiabusiness.com/index.php/news/article/virginia-weighs-its-dependence-on-defense-spending/1829/|access-date=May 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206032219/http://www.virginiabusiness.com/index.php/news/article/virginia-weighs-its-dependence-on-defense-spending/1829/|archive-date=February 6, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> {{as of|2020}}, 125,648&nbsp;active-duty personnel, 25,404 reservists, and 99,832&nbsp;civilians work directly for the [[U.S. Department of Defense]] at [[the Pentagon]] or one of 27&nbsp;military bases in the state covering {{convert|270,009|acres|km2}}.<ref name=mil>{{cite web |url= https://www.repi.mil/Portals/44/Documents/State_Fact_Sheets/Virginia_StateFacts.pdf |title= Virginia State Profile |date= March 2, 2022 |website= Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program |access-date= February 7, 2023}}</ref> Another 139,000&nbsp;Virginians work for [[government contractor|defense contracting]] firms,<ref>{{cite news |url= https://richmond.com/business/economic-impact-the-number-of-defense-contracts-in-virginia-continues-to-increase-which-is-good/article_a6ba1697-0bc3-528a-8178-0799e8f14737.html |title= Economic Impact: The number of defense contracts in Virginia continues to increase, which is good news for the state's economy |newspaper= The Richmond Times-Dispatch |first= Christine |last= Chmura |date= July 7, 2019 |access-date= May 4, 2021}}</ref> which received $44.8&nbsp;billion worth of contracts in the 2020 fiscal year.<ref name=mil/> Virginia has the second highest concentration of veterans of any state with 9.7% of the population. The [[Hampton Roads]] area is home to the world's largest navy base and only [[NATO]] station on U.S. soil, [[Naval Station Norfolk]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/slideshows/where-veterans-live?onepage |title= These States Have the Highest Percentage of Veterans |website= U.S. News & World Report |first= Chris |last= Gilligan |date= November 11, 2022 |access-date= February 7, 2023}}</ref><ref name=mil/>

Other large [[List of federal agencies in Northern Virginia|federal agencies in Northern Virginia]] include the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] in [[Langley, Virginia|Langley]], the [[National Science Foundation]] and [[United States Patent and Trademark Office|U.S. Patent and Trademark Office]] in [[Alexandria, Virginia|Alexandria]], the [[United States Geological Survey|U.S. Geological Survey]] in [[Reston, Virginia|Reston]], and the [[United States Fish & Wildlife Service|U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service]] in [[Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia|Bailey's Crossroads]]. Virginia's state government employs over 106,000 public employees, who combined have a median income of $52,401 {{as of|2018|lc=on}},<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.richmond.com/salaries/2018/state|title=2018-19 salaries of Virginia state employees|website=The Richmond Times-Dispatch|date=November 1, 2018|access-date=May 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111200657/https://data.richmond.com/salaries/2018/state|archive-date=November 11, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> with the [[Virginia Department of Transportation|Departments of Transportation]] and of [[Virginia Department of Education|Education]] the two largest state departments by expenditure.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.datapoint.apa.virginia.gov/dashboard.php?Page=Budget&FiscalYear=2022&Budget%20Type=CAP&Name=Executive&Branch=EXB#1a |title= Commonwealth Data Point Budget |publisher= Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts |year= 2021 |access-date= November 24, 2021}}</ref> K–12 teachers in Virginia make an annual average of $59,970, which is thirteen-lowest in the U.S. when adjusted for the state's [[cost of living]] as of the 2021–22 school year.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://usafacts.org/articles/which-states-pay-teachers-the-most-and-least/ |title= Which states pay teachers the most and least? |website= USA Facts |date= November 20, 2023 |access-date= January 6, 2024}}</ref>