SOC 51-4192 · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic Salary in Virginia Beach, VA

The average salary for layout workers, metal and plastic in Virginia Beach, Virginia is $67,770 a year ($32.58 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $67,540: half of the 770 people in this job in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($71,647).

$67,770average per year

$32.58 / hourMedian $67,540Take-home ≈ $53,424

  • $45K10th
  • $58K25th
  • $68KMedian
  • $77K75th
  • $94K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

770people in this job
-5%vs U.S. metro average
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic pay range in Virginia Beach

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,650 a year or less, while the top 10% make $93,850 or more. The middle half of layout workers, metal and plastic in Virginia Beach earn between $58,170 and $76,540.

  • $45K10th
  • $58K25th
  • $68KMedian
  • $77K75th
  • $94K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$67,770$5,648$32.58
Median$67,540$5,628$32.47
Entry level (25th percentile)$58,170$4,848$27.97
Experienced (75th percentile)$76,540$6,378$36.80

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic salary after taxes in Virginia Beach

On the average salary of $67,770, a single filer in Virginia Beach takes home about $53,424 a year, or $4,452 a month and $2,055 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in NC$54,311$4,526
Working in VA$53,424$4,452

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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Is Virginia Beach a good place for layout workers, metal and plastic? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Virginia Beach area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.9), so the average $67,770 buys what about $69,195 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Virginia Beach ($49,430). A typical home costs $373,678, or 5.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($115,700).

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Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic salary in Virginia Beach: questions

How much do layout workers, metal and plastic make an hour in Virginia Beach?

$32.58 an hour on average, and $32.47 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level layout workers, metal and plastic salary in Virginia Beach?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,650 a year and the 25th percentile is $58,170, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the layout workers, metal and plastic take-home pay in Virginia Beach?

About $53,424 a year ($4,452 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $67,770.

Do layout workers, metal and plastic earn more in Virginia Beach than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($71,647).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-4192; area Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (47260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.7%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 26.46, this job is 26.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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