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

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC earns $55,920 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,728 a month.

10th percentile
$36,600
25th percentile
$46,770
Median percentile
$55,920
75th percentile
$65,290
90th percentile
$75,150

Based on 90 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

$44,735 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,920
Federal income tax−$4,530
Social Security + Medicare−$4,278
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,377
Monthly take-home$3,728
Every two weeks$1,721

Does it go far here?

$57,312Median pay in Durham, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.6 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,466 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Durham, NC

JobMedian pay
Sales Managers$190,370
Natural Sciences Managers$183,540
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,190
Marketing Managers$175,160
Architectural and Engineering Managers$172,480
Financial Managers$165,470
Human Resources Managers$160,580
Managers, All Other$152,090

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