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Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Richmond, VA

The median heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Richmond, VA earns $52,340 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,446 a month.

10th percentile
$41,000
25th percentile
$46,450
Median percentile
$52,340
75th percentile
$56,490
90th percentile
$65,230

Based on 60 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

$41,356 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,340
Federal income tax−$4,101
Social Security + Medicare−$4,004
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,879
Monthly take-home$3,446
Every two weeks$1,591

Does it go far here?

$53,486Median pay in Richmond, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.9 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,447 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Richmond, VA

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Financial Managers$173,140
Sales Managers$168,590
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,170

All heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia