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Plant and System Operators, All Other salary in Virginia

The median plant and system operators, all other in Virginia earns $61,940 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,045 a month.

10th percentile
$50,990
25th percentile
$53,560
Median percentile
$61,940
75th percentile
$79,100
90th percentile
$92,410

Based on 180 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

$48,542 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,940
Federal income tax−$5,253
Social Security + Medicare−$4,738
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$3,407
Monthly take-home$4,045
Every two weeks$1,867

Does it go far here?

$61,264Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
39%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 plant and system operators, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia