Machinists Salary in Harrisonburg, VA

Machinists pay range in Harrisonburg

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,210 a year or less, while the top 10% make $73,570 or more. The middle half of machinists in Harrisonburg earn between $45,650 and $59,280.

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

Machinists salary after taxes in Harrisonburg

On the average salary of $54,250, a single filer in Harrisonburg takes home about $43,465 a year, or $3,622 a month and $1,672 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

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

Is Harrisonburg a good place for machinists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Harrisonburg area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.9), so the average $54,250 buys what about $57,170 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Harrisonburg ($46,110). A typical home costs $352,185, or 6.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Machinists salary in other Virginia cities

Harrisonburg ranks 9th of 9 Virginia metro areas for this job; Richmond pays the most ($67,950).

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Highest-paying cities for machinists

Honolulu, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($81,140).

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Related jobs in Harrisonburg

• Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$54,870 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$73,540 a year
• Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$61,980 a year
• Printing Press Operators$56,100 a year
• Food Batchmakers$53,950 a year
• Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$53,320 a year
• Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$50,090 a year
• Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,980 a year

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