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

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Altoona, PA earns $49,350 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,360 a month.

10th percentile
$35,820
25th percentile
$43,280
Median percentile
$49,350
75th percentile
$49,350
90th percentile
$60,670

Based on 30 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

$40,318 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,350
Federal income tax−$3,742
Social Security + Medicare−$3,775
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,515
Monthly take-home$3,360
Every two weeks$1,551

Does it go far here?

$55,135Median pay in Altoona, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.5 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($885 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Altoona, PA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$83,580
Registered Nurses$82,410
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,770
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$60,160
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$59,680
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$52,010
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$46,260
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$45,280

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