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

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY earns $51,150 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,351 a month.

10th percentile
$45,410
25th percentile
$49,340
Median percentile
$51,150
75th percentile
$59,160
90th percentile
$73,740

Based on 210 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

$40,210 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,150
Federal income tax−$3,958
Social Security + Medicare−$3,913
New York income tax (approx.)−$3,069
Monthly take-home$3,351
Every two weeks$1,547

Does it go far here?

$51,373Median pay in Albany, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 99.6 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,280 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Albany, NY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$314,460
Architectural and Engineering Managers$181,000
Chief Executives$180,240
Sales Managers$163,510
Computer and Information Systems Managers$158,250
Marketing Managers$153,580
Financial Managers$150,590
Industrial Production Managers$141,300

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