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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Harrisburg, PA

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA earns $46,900 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,202 a month.

10th percentile
$31,140
25th percentile
$39,300
Median percentile
$46,900
75th percentile
$55,600
90th percentile
$58,600

Based on 120 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

$38,424 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,900
Federal income tax−$3,448
Social Security + Medicare−$3,588
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,440
Monthly take-home$3,202
Every two weeks$1,478

Does it go far here?

$47,542Median pay in Harrisburg, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.7 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,212 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Harrisburg, PA

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$209,140
Physicians, All Other$156,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers$146,300
Pharmacists$135,480
Financial Managers$133,080
Nurse Practitioners$132,670
Lawyers$131,440
Marketing Managers$128,830

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