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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators salary in Virginia

The median paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Virginia earns $48,060 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,179 a month.

10th percentile
$38,130
25th percentile
$43,590
Median percentile
$48,060
75th percentile
$57,620
90th percentile
$60,410

Based on 1,660 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

$38,153 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,060
Federal income tax−$3,587
Social Security + Medicare−$3,677
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,643
Monthly take-home$3,179
Every two weeks$1,467

Does it go far here?

$47,535Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
50%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia

JobMedian 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 paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia