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

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA earns $49,180 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,249 a month.

10th percentile
$38,270
25th percentile
$39,470
Median percentile
$49,180
75th percentile
$57,600
90th percentile
$78,630

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

$38,991 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,180
Federal income tax−$3,722
Social Security + Medicare−$3,762
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,705
Monthly take-home$3,249
Every two weeks$1,500

Does it go far here?

$53,968Median pay in Staunton, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.1 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,068 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Staunton, VA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$96,450
Registered Nurses$92,390
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,680
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,200
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$47,750
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$47,310
Office Clerks, General$43,630
Nursing Assistants$42,490

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