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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Dallas, TX

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX earns $48,660 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,440 a month.

10th percentile
$38,340
25th percentile
$45,650
Median percentile
$48,660
75th percentile
$56,300
90th percentile
$69,300

Based on 290 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

$41,278 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,660
Federal income tax−$3,659
Social Security + Medicare−$3,722
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,440
Every two weeks$1,588

Does it go far here?

$47,201Median pay in Dallas, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
47%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,614 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dallas, TX

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$403,340
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,260
Chief Executives$320,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$276,520
Family Medicine Physicians$259,310
Physicians, All Other$222,410
Nurse Anesthetists$218,650
Anesthesiologists$218,060

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