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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Kansas City, MO

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Kansas City, MO-KS earns $49,290 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,289 a month.

10th percentile
$36,840
25th percentile
$40,210
Median percentile
$49,290
75th percentile
$57,510
90th percentile
$72,280

Based on 280 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

$39,468 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,290
Federal income tax−$3,735
Social Security + Medicare−$3,771
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,317
Monthly take-home$3,289
Every two weeks$1,518

Does it go far here?

$53,262Median pay in Kansas City, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.5 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,249 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kansas City, MO

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$221,640
Nurse Anesthetists$218,080
Family Medicine Physicians$213,950
Dentists, General$171,690
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,050
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,680
Financial Managers$162,490
Purchasing Managers$161,910

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