Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Virginia
The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Virginia earns $43,170 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,874 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $29,310
- 25th percentile
- $34,760
- Median percentile
- $43,170
- 75th percentile
- $47,830
- 90th percentile
- $60,410
Based on 620 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
$34,493 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $43,170 |
| Federal income tax | −$3,000 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$3,303 |
| Virginia income tax (approx.) | −$2,374 |
| Monthly take-home | $2,874 |
| Every two weeks | $1,327 |
Does it go far here?
$42,699Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
55%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).
Top-paying jobs in Virginia
| Job | Median 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, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia