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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Charlotte, NC

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC earns $50,260 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,369 a month.

10th percentile
$36,440
25th percentile
$43,940
Median percentile
$50,260
75th percentile
$62,820
90th percentile
$72,860

Based on 300 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

$40,428 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,260
Federal income tax−$3,851
Social Security + Medicare−$3,845
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,136
Monthly take-home$3,369
Every two weeks$1,555

Does it go far here?

$51,629Median pay in Charlotte, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.3 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,473 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Charlotte, NC

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$329,030
Physicians, All Other$327,040
Nurse Anesthetists$277,550
Dentists, General$189,220
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,840
Financial Managers$172,760
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,960
Marketing Managers$166,200

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