The median annual wage for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in West Virginia is $31,060 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $35,090.
Pay spans roughly $25,370 at the 10th percentile to $46,020 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $14.93 per hour. An estimated 170 people work as separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in West Virginia.
| Median (annual) | $31,060 |
| Mean (annual) | $35,090 |
| Median (hourly) | $14.93 |
| 10th percentile | $25,370 |
| 90th percentile | $46,020 |
| Employment | 170 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.