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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Bellingham, WA

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Bellingham, WA earns $51,580 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,635 a month.

10th percentile
$39,370
25th percentile
$45,560
Median percentile
$51,580
75th percentile
$62,240
90th percentile
$65,040

Based on 50 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

$43,625 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,580
Federal income tax−$4,010
Social Security + Medicare−$3,946
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,635
Every two weeks$1,678

Does it go far here?

$49,916Median pay in Bellingham, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,555 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bellingham, WA

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$128,250
General and Operations Managers$125,840
Compliance Officers$109,550
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$107,830
Project Management Specialists$103,400
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$102,750
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$101,230
Electricians$97,590

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