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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Dayton, OH

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH earns $44,650 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,069 a month.

10th percentile
$36,060
25th percentile
$37,350
Median percentile
$44,650
75th percentile
$53,190
90th percentile
$55,180

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

$36,828 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,650
Federal income tax−$3,178
Social Security + Medicare−$3,416
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,228
Monthly take-home$3,069
Every two weeks$1,416

Does it go far here?

$48,169Median pay in Dayton, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,039 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dayton, OH

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$315,380
Architectural and Engineering Managers$163,700
Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,040
Engineers, All Other$142,080
Physician Assistants$138,400
Managers, All Other$137,780
Financial Managers$137,140
Pharmacists$136,110

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