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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Richmond, VA

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Richmond, VA earns $46,670 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,093 a month.

10th percentile
$39,770
25th percentile
$46,190
Median percentile
$46,670
75th percentile
$53,330
90th percentile
$58,800

Based on 200 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

$37,112 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,670
Federal income tax−$3,420
Social Security + Medicare−$3,570
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,567
Monthly take-home$3,093
Every two weeks$1,427

Does it go far here?

$47,692Median pay in Richmond, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.9 vs 100).
47%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 extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia