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Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Virginia

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Virginia earns $49,390 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,262 a month.

10th percentile
$37,790
25th percentile
$43,760
Median percentile
$49,390
75th percentile
$55,500
90th percentile
$63,830

Based on 1,810 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

$39,148 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,390
Federal income tax−$3,747
Social Security + Medicare−$3,778
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,716
Monthly take-home$3,262
Every two weeks$1,506

Does it go far here?

$48,851Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
48%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 extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia