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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Chattanooga, TN

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Chattanooga, TN-GA earns $36,680 a year, 29% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,638 a month.

10th percentile
$30,800
25th percentile
$36,680
Median percentile
$36,680
75th percentile
$46,300
90th percentile
$56,870

Based on 160 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

$31,652 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,680
Federal income tax−$2,222
Social Security + Medicare−$2,806
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,638
Every two weeks$1,217

Does it go far here?

$40,103Median pay in Chattanooga, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.5 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,163 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Chattanooga, TN

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$152,980
Financial Managers$151,530
Lawyers$147,640
Pharmacists$132,240
Administrative Services Managers$130,540
Industrial Production Managers$121,670
Sales Managers$118,720
Nurse Practitioners$116,480

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