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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Blacksburg, VA

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA earns $46,430 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,078 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$37,420
Median percentile
$46,430
75th percentile
$55,860
90th percentile
$65,850

Based on 30 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$36,933 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,430
Federal income tax−$3,392
Social Security + Medicare−$3,552
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,554
Monthly take-home$3,078
Every two weeks$1,420

Does it go far here?

$50,081Median pay in Blacksburg, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,104 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Blacksburg, VA

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$111,630
General and Operations Managers$97,480
Registered Nurses$81,230
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,600
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$53,980
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$52,060
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$51,620
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,040

All separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia