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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators salary in Virginia

The median water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Virginia earns $59,420 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,888 a month.

10th percentile
$38,590
25th percentile
$47,980
Median percentile
$59,420
75th percentile
$73,600
90th percentile
$79,470

Based on 3,460 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

$46,656 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,420
Federal income tax−$4,950
Social Security + Medicare−$4,546
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$3,268
Monthly take-home$3,888
Every two weeks$1,794

Does it go far here?

$58,771Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
41%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 water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia