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

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Roanoke, VA earns $40,530 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,710 a month.

10th percentile
$37,420
25th percentile
$39,340
Median percentile
$40,530
75th percentile
$44,270
90th percentile
$55,260

Based on 190 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

$32,517 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,530
Federal income tax−$2,684
Social Security + Medicare−$3,101
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,229
Monthly take-home$2,710
Every two weeks$1,251

Does it go far here?

$43,293Median pay in Roanoke, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.6 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,043 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Roanoke, VA

JobMedian pay
Medical and Health Services Managers$128,800
Software Developers$121,110
General and Operations Managers$98,140
Project Management Specialists$91,170
Management Analysts$84,220
Registered Nurses$80,090
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$78,420
Accountants and Auditors$77,240

All extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia