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Power Plant Operators salary in Virginia

The median power plant operators in Virginia earns $73,640 a year, 28% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,715 a month.

10th percentile
$47,190
25th percentile
$59,260
Median percentile
$73,640
75th percentile
$94,180
90th percentile
$102,770

Based on 590 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

$56,586 take-home a year
Gross pay$73,640
Federal income tax−$7,371
Social Security + Medicare−$5,633
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$4,050
Monthly take-home$4,715
Every two weeks$2,176

Does it go far here?

$72,836Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
33%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 power plant operators salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia