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

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Virginia earns $59,480 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,892 a month.

10th percentile
$37,460
25th percentile
$47,940
Median percentile
$59,480
75th percentile
$78,400
90th percentile
$80,820

Based on 2,130 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

$46,701 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,480
Federal income tax−$4,958
Social Security + Medicare−$4,550
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$3,271
Monthly take-home$3,892
Every two weeks$1,796

Does it go far here?

$58,831Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$461,450
Chief Executives$310,740
Physicians, All Other$278,530
Nurse Anesthetists$252,110
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$222,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,490
Dentists, General$197,110

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