Paycheck Atlas

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Richmond, VA

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Richmond, VA earns $48,960 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,236 a month.

10th percentile
$32,030
25th percentile
$38,020
Median percentile
$48,960
75th percentile
$56,740
90th percentile
$62,070

Based on 100 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

$38,827 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,960
Federal income tax−$3,695
Social Security + Medicare−$3,745
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,693
Monthly take-home$3,236
Every two weeks$1,493

Does it go far here?

$50,032Median pay in Richmond, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.9 vs 100).
45%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 grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia