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Power Plant Operators salary in Virginia Beach, VA

The median power plant operators in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC earns $66,500 a year, 35% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,330 a month.

10th percentile
$49,410
25th percentile
$59,330
Median percentile
$66,500
75th percentile
$73,940
90th percentile
$76,420

Based on 110 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

$51,955 take-home a year
Gross pay$66,500
Federal income tax−$5,800
Social Security + Medicare−$5,087
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$3,658
Monthly take-home$4,330
Every two weeks$1,998

Does it go far here?

$67,898Median pay in Virginia Beach, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.9 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,478 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia Beach, VA

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$297,350
Physicians, All Other$266,280
Family Medicine Physicians$213,690
Dentists, General$177,400
Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,560
Financial Managers$163,940
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,340
Sales Managers$158,750

All power plant operators salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia