Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Chico, CA

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Chico, CA earns $47,680 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,096 a month.

10th percentile: $41,110
25th percentile: $47,410
Median percentile: $47,680
75th percentile: $62,110
90th percentile: $78,540

Based on 80 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

$37,153 take-home a year

Gross pay	$47,680
Federal income tax	−$3,542
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,648
California income tax (approx.)	−$3,338
Monthly take-home	$3,096
Every two weeks	$1,429

Does it go far here?

$47,116Median pay in Chico, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.2 vs 100).

46%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,414 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Chico, CA

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$127,360
General and Operations Managers	$98,390
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$95,000
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$70,420
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$57,480
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$52,040
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$50,770
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$50,710

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