SOC 51-6021 · Richmond, VA metro

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials Salary in Richmond, VA

The average salary for pressers, textile, garment, and related materials in Richmond, Virginia is $30,460 a year ($14.64 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $28,830: half of the people in this job in the Richmond, VA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($34,640).

$30,460average per year

$14.64 / hourMedian $28,830Take-home ≈ $25,717

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Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials pay range in Richmond

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,000 a year or less, while the top 10% make $34,470 or more. The middle half of pressers, textile, garment, and related materials in Richmond earn between $28,270 and $34,250.

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median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$30,460$2,538$14.64
Median$28,830$2,402$13.86
Entry level (25th percentile)$28,270$2,356$13.59
Experienced (75th percentile)$34,250$2,854$16.47

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

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials pay in Richmond vs. Virginia and the U.S.

Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials in Richmond earn 3% less than the Virginia average ($31,430) and 12% less than the U.S. average ($34,640). At the median the gap is -18% against the U.S. median of $35,060.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Richmond$30,460$28,830$28,000$34,470n/a
Virginia$31,430$31,220$28,000$35,810720
United States$34,640$35,060$27,180$43,05026,120

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials salary after taxes in Richmond

On the average salary of $30,460, a single filer in Richmond takes home about $25,717 a year, or $2,143 a month and $989 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

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

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Is Richmond a good place for pressers, textile, garment, and related materials? 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 $30,460 buys what about $31,127 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Richmond ($51,460). A typical home costs $397,705, or 13.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials salary in other Virginia cities

Richmond ranks 2nd of 2 Virginia metro areas for this job; Virginia Beach pays the most ($31,700).

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Highest-paying cities for pressers, textile, garment, and related materials

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($45,890).

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials salary by city

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Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials salary in Richmond: questions

How much do pressers, textile, garment, and related materials make an hour in Richmond?

$14.64 an hour on average, and $13.86 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level pressers, textile, garment, and related materials salary in Richmond?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,000 a year and the 25th percentile is $28,270, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the pressers, textile, garment, and related materials take-home pay in Richmond?

About $25,717 a year ($2,143 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $30,460.

Do pressers, textile, garment, and related materials earn more in Richmond than elsewhere?

The average here is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($34,640).

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 51-6021; area Richmond, VA (40060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.2%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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).

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