SOC 51-9023 · Wheeling, WV-OH metro

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Wheeling, WV

The average salary for mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Wheeling, West Virginia is $57,850 a year ($27.81 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $63,040: half of the 50 people in this job in the Wheeling, WV-OH metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% more than the U.S. average for this job ($52,090).

$57,850average per year

$27.81 / hourMedian $63,040Take-home ≈ $46,887

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  • $51K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $65K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

50people in this job
+11%vs U.S. average
#1 of 3West Virginia metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Wheeling

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,710 a year or less, while the top 10% make $65,450 or more. The middle half of mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Wheeling earn between $50,790 and $63,050.

  • $48K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $65K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$57,850$4,821$27.81
Median$63,040$5,253$30.31
Entry level (25th percentile)$50,790$4,232$24.42
Experienced (75th percentile)$63,050$5,254$30.31

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Wheeling vs. West Virginia and the U.S.

Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Wheeling earn 10% more than the West Virginia average ($52,430) and 11% more than the U.S. average ($52,090). At the median the gap is +29% against the U.S. median of $48,990.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Wheeling$57,850$63,040$47,710$65,45050
West Virginia$52,430$51,020$38,460$66,420350
United States$52,090$48,990$36,790$70,20094,920

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary after taxes in Wheeling

On the average salary of $57,850, a single filer in Wheeling takes home about $46,887 a year, or $3,907 a month and $1,803 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

The Wheeling, WV-OH metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in OH$47,514$3,959
Working in WV$46,887$3,907

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Wheeling a good place for mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Wheeling area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.3), so the average $57,850 buys what about $65,498 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Wheeling ($44,250). A typical home costs $141,852, or 2.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in other West Virginia cities

Wheeling ranks 1st of 3 West Virginia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Sacramento, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($75,880).

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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Wheeling: questions

How much do mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders make an hour in Wheeling?

$27.81 an hour on average, and $30.31 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders salary in Wheeling?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,710 a year and the 25th percentile is $50,790, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders take-home pay in Wheeling?

About $46,887 a year ($3,907 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $57,850.

Do mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders earn more in Wheeling than elsewhere?

The average here is 11% more than the U.S. average for this job ($52,090).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-9023; area Wheeling, WV-OH (48540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.46, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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