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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Billings, MT

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Billings, MT earns $45,590 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,010 a month.

10th percentile
$38,090
25th percentile
$38,090
Median percentile
$45,590
75th percentile
$54,120
90th percentile
$61,240

Based on 60 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

$36,122 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,590
Federal income tax−$3,291
Social Security + Medicare−$3,488
Montana income tax (approx.)−$2,690
Monthly take-home$3,010
Every two weeks$1,389

Does it go far here?

$48,746Median pay in Billings, MT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.5 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,117 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Billings, MT

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$96,980
Project Management Specialists$85,540
Registered Nurses$82,300
Electricians$80,980
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$80,290
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,710
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$76,450
Accountants and Auditors$75,780

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