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Chemical Plant and System Operators salary in Virginia

The median chemical plant and system operators in Virginia earns $63,000 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,111 a month.

10th percentile
$36,330
25th percentile
$48,950
Median percentile
$63,000
75th percentile
$77,930
90th percentile
$84,800

Based on 760 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$49,336 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,000
Federal income tax−$5,380
Social Security + Medicare−$4,820
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$3,465
Monthly take-home$4,111
Every two weeks$1,898

Does it go far here?

$62,312Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$461,450
Chief Executives$310,740
Physicians, All Other$278,530
Nurse Anesthetists$252,110
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$222,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,490
Dentists, General$197,110

All chemical plant and system operators salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia