Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers in Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,302
after federal, FICA and Virginia tax
Tax takes
$8,418
18.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,032
Virginia costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Virginia — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$44,720
Kept after tax
$36,302
Worth in national money
$36,032
State rank
38
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Virginia is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $44,720, ranking 38 of 48 states — about 5.75% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Virginia, this one sits low: 383 of 489 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $44,720 the take-home is $36,302, which is worth about $36,032 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $44,810, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Virginia ranks 38 of 48 for coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers, with a median of $44,720 — about 5.75% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers occupies position 383 of 489 in Virginia's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Virginia's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers on its $44,720 median: $36,302 retained after tax becomes $36,032 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $44,810 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $32,970 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,720 |
| Top tenth earn over | $57,400 |
| This salary | $44,720 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Virginia | $36,302 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,113 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,189 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $42,466 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,856 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers in Virginia earn under $44,720 and half over. The published range runs $32,970 at the tenth percentile to $57,400 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $36,302 take-home in Virginia comes from $44,720. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 383 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Virginia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $36,032, the adjusted value of that $44,720 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 383 of 489 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers in Virginia, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $32,970 to $57,400; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $36,302, from $44,720, assumes a single Virginia filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 383 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 38 of 48 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Virginia, so $36,032 — the adjusted value of that $44,720 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 383 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $32,970 at the tenth percentile, $57,400 at the ninetieth.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Virginia run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $36,032 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Virginia adds its own income tax on top — which is why $36,302 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($32,970 to $57,400) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Virginia rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Virginia's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $36,032 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $36,302 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Virginia income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.