Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Lynchburg, VA

The median rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lynchburg, VA earns $39,720 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,659 a month.

10th percentile: $35,080
25th percentile: $38,290
Median percentile: $39,720
75th percentile: $60,610
90th percentile: $83,250

Based on 50 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

$31,910 take-home a year

Gross pay	$39,720
Federal income tax	−$2,586
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,039
Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$2,185
Monthly take-home	$2,659
Every two weeks	$1,227

Does it go far here?

$44,448Median pay in Lynchburg, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.4 vs 100).

37%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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