SOC 51-9012 · Lynchburg, VA metro

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Lynchburg, VA

The average salary for separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lynchburg, Virginia is $49,820 a year ($23.95 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $51,520: half of the 120 people in this job in the Lynchburg, VA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. average for this job ($56,030).

$49,820average per year

$23.95 / hourMedian $51,520Take-home ≈ $40,160

  • $38K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $52KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $55K90th

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

120people in this job
-11%vs U.S. average
#6 of 7Virginia metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Lynchburg

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,010 a year or less, while the top 10% make $54,970 or more. The middle half of separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lynchburg earn between $51,520 and $51,520.

  • $38K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $52KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $55K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$49,820$4,152$23.95
Median$51,520$4,293$24.77
Entry level (25th percentile)$51,520$4,293$24.77
Experienced (75th percentile)$51,520$4,293$24.77

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

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Lynchburg vs. Virginia and the U.S.

Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lynchburg earn 20% less than the Virginia average ($62,230) and 11% less than the U.S. average ($56,030). At the median the gap is -0% against the U.S. median of $51,610.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Lynchburg$49,820$51,520$38,010$54,970120
Virginia$62,230$59,480$37,460$80,8202,130
United States$56,030$51,610$36,200$79,75060,100

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

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary after taxes in Lynchburg

On the average salary of $49,820, a single filer in Lynchburg takes home about $40,160 a year, or $3,347 a month and $1,545 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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Is Lynchburg a good place for separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lynchburg area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.4), so the average $49,820 buys what about $55,750 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Lynchburg ($46,190). A typical home costs $291,459, or 5.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Lynchburg ranks 6th of 7 Virginia metro areas for this job; Virginia Beach pays the most ($67,010).

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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Lynchburg: questions

How much do separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders make an hour in Lynchburg?

$23.95 an hour on average, and $24.77 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders salary in Lynchburg?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,010 a year and the 25th percentile is $51,520, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders take-home pay in Lynchburg?

About $40,160 a year ($3,347 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $49,820.

Do separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders earn more in Lynchburg than elsewhere?

The average here is 11% less than the U.S. average for this job ($56,030).

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 51-9012; area Lynchburg, VA (31340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • 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 (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 3.29, this job is 3.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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