Printing Press Operators Salary in Richmond, VA

Printing Press Operators pay range in Richmond

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,270 a year or less, while the top 10% make $62,060 or more. The middle half of printing press operators in Richmond earn between $33,830 and $51,790.

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

Printing Press Operators salary after taxes in Richmond

On the average salary of $44,830, a single filer in Richmond takes home about $36,437 a year, or $3,036 a month and $1,401 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 printing press 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 $44,830 buys what about $45,811 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Richmond ($51,460). A typical home costs $397,705, or 8.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Printing Press Operators salary in other Virginia cities

Richmond ranks 6th of 8 Virginia metro areas for this job; Staunton pays the most ($56,800).

All Printing Press Operators salaries in Virginia

Highest-paying cities for printing press operators

Washington, DC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($60,820).

Printing Press Operators salary by city

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