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Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand salary in Virginia

The median grinding and polishing workers, hand in Virginia earns $48,830 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,227 a month.

10th percentile
$32,860
25th percentile
$37,750
Median percentile
$48,830
75th percentile
$65,540
90th percentile
$71,960

Based on 330 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

$38,729 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,830
Federal income tax−$3,680
Social Security + Medicare−$3,735
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,686
Monthly take-home$3,227
Every two weeks$1,490

Does it go far here?

$48,297Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
49%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 grinding and polishing workers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia