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Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners salary in Virginia

The median tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners in Virginia earns $38,370 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,575 a month.

10th percentile
$29,870
25th percentile
$29,870
Median percentile
$38,370
75th percentile
$61,160
90th percentile
$65,160

Based on 80 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

$30,900 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,370
Federal income tax−$2,424
Social Security + Medicare−$2,935
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,110
Monthly take-home$2,575
Every two weeks$1,188

Does it go far here?

$37,951Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
61%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 tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia