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

Local pay for separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Virginia, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.

SOC 51-9012

$59,480

median pay, Virginia

2,130

employed in Virginia

+15.2%

vs U.S. median

-4.3%

growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)

What separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders earn in Virginia

Virginia · annual wage · OEWS May 2025

Half of separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Virginia earn between $47,940 and $78,400 a year; the U.S. median is $51,610.

$37,460

P10

$47,940

P25

$59,480

MEDIAN

$80,820

P90

Pay by metro in Virginia

$76,350

$55,970

$55,960

$51,520

$49,180

Roanoke, VA

$48,610

Blacksburg, VA

$46,430

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