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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Allentown, PA

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ earns $59,610 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,021 a month.

10th percentile
$39,070
25th percentile
$50,390
Median percentile
$59,610
75th percentile
$70,590
90th percentile
$70,590

Based on 230 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

$48,247 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,610
Federal income tax−$4,973
Social Security + Medicare−$4,560
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,830
Monthly take-home$4,021
Every two weeks$1,856

Does it go far here?

$59,629Median pay in Allentown, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,365 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Allentown, PA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$258,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$165,660
Marketing Managers$153,930
Financial Managers$146,030
Pharmacists$138,390
Sales Managers$135,220
Nurse Practitioners$133,890

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