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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Richmond, VA

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Richmond, VA earns $49,270 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,255 a month.

10th percentile
$29,950
25th percentile
$42,160
Median percentile
$49,270
75th percentile
$51,800
90th percentile
$59,340

Based on 390 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

$39,059 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,270
Federal income tax−$3,732
Social Security + Medicare−$3,769
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,710
Monthly take-home$3,255
Every two weeks$1,502

Does it go far here?

$50,348Median pay in Richmond, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.9 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,447 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Richmond, VA

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$326,160
Physicians, All Other$284,090
Dentists, General$218,880
Computer and Information Systems Managers$180,640
Marketing Managers$174,130
Financial Managers$173,140
Sales Managers$168,590
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,170

All cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia