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

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Roanoke, VA earns $46,390 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,075 a month.

10th percentile
$34,700
25th percentile
$42,750
Median percentile
$46,390
75th percentile
$51,700
90th percentile
$64,320

Based on 40 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

$36,903 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,390
Federal income tax−$3,387
Social Security + Medicare−$3,549
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,551
Monthly take-home$3,075
Every two weeks$1,419

Does it go far here?

$49,552Median pay in Roanoke, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.6 vs 100).
34%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 grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia