Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Lynchburg, VA

The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lynchburg, VA earns $49,900 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,294 a month.

10th percentile: $36,950
25th percentile: $48,020
Median percentile: $49,900
75th percentile: $57,910
90th percentile: $73,730

Based on 310 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

$39,530 take-home a year

Gross pay	$49,900
Federal income tax	−$3,808
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,817
Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$2,745
Monthly take-home	$3,294
Every two weeks	$1,520

Does it go far here?

$55,840Median pay in Lynchburg, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.4 vs 100).

30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($991 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lynchburg, VA

Job	Median pay
Software Developers	$109,840
General and Operations Managers	$95,040
Project Management Specialists	$94,690
Registered Nurses	$80,450
Accountants and Auditors	$78,990
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$73,860
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$65,380
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$62,560

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