Power Plant Operators Salary in Richmond, VA

Power Plant Operators pay range in Richmond

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,250 a year or less, while the top 10% make $104,740 or more. The middle half of power plant operators in Richmond earn between $50,480 and $78,340.

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

Power Plant Operators salary after taxes in Richmond

On the average salary of $67,130, a single filer in Richmond takes home about $53,010 a year, or $4,418 a month and $2,039 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

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

Is Richmond a good place for power plant operators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Richmond area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.9), so the average $67,130 buys what about $68,599 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Richmond ($51,460). A typical home costs $397,705, or 5.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Power Plant Operators salary in other Virginia cities

Richmond ranks 1st of 2 Virginia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Power Plant Operators salaries in Virginia

Highest-paying cities for power plant operators

Wenatchee, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($150,930).

Power Plant Operators salary by city

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